Text: Matthew 11:2-6 I have moved far too often in my life. Though each move was different, they all shared something in common. Moving...

Matthew 3:1-12 In the Charles household, Uncle Willy was the family enigma. No one knew him very well because he kept to himself and he...

Text: Isaiah 2:1-5 Happy New Year! Fill the glasses! Toss the confetti! Kiss your beloved! Make your resolutions! Happy New Year, my dear...

Text: John 18:33-37 The week ahead is a busy one on the American calendar. It is definitely a busy week on the Charles calendar. Later...

I Corinthians 8:1-13 On this All Saints’ Sunday on the eve of Election Day, I would like to focus on saints now gone and saints still...

Luke 19:1-10 I have sung a charming song about the tree-hugging wee Zacchaeus since childhood. That in itself is somewhat ironic, because...

Text: Romans 12:1-13 I love to teach. Early on in the pandemic, at my daughter’s urging, I started teaching a midweek online class. In...

Texts: Proverbs 1:22; Colossians 3:12-17 It was a gorgeous May evening just west of Washington, D.C. A friend and I were sitting on the...