Cloister Thoughts
Although the Gospels vary significantly in the ways that they tell the story of the life and ministry of Jesus, nowhere do those...
Cloister Thoughts
It was not an easy thing to do. In fact it was an audacious act of faith when you consider what they did. Imagine cutting an opening in...
Scattered to Serve: The Light of Christ in the World
This past weekend it was a humbling honor to participate in the Scattered To Serve mission and ministry of HBUMC. The lives we touched...
Cloister Thoughts
Matthew, Luke, and John all make the twelve disciples of Jesus the good guys in the Biblical story. Next to Jesus, they are the most...
Before "Go Ye Therefore"
As we move into our new theme, “Go ye therefore,” we can readily see signs all around us…in the church and beyond…that the Presence of...
More Thoughts From My Pilgrimage
As I wrote about in my last article, I recently returned from a trip to France that included a spiritual pilgrimage to the cathedral in...
Cloister Thoughts
He ascended! What does that mean? Jesus was loved so much that possibly there were followers that wanted to cling to him, to hold tightly...
Cloister Thoughts
The hoopla has died down and we are back to our old ways and our old routines. That’s what we usually do when the excitement fades. The...
How Well Do You Know Yourself?
When I was in undergraduate school, I took a class in small group dynamics. The class was made up of around 12 persons, and after we had...
Cloister Thoughts
Jesus seems to bring out the best in people or the worst in people. Some who heard him preach and teach saw him as a threat to their...
