In part 1 of this series, we talked about how “false bread” can infiltrate our tradition and even our church experience. I was a victim of this, so much so that by the time I headed off to college, I had decided not to attend church anymore. Yes, I’m sure God was laughing too. But…

Every July 13, in part because our denomination is now connected with the Lutherans, we remember a Lutheran named Conrad Weiser. And Conrad Weiser was an 18th-century diplomat and active Christian who worked in connection with Benjamin Franklin in Pennsylvania. What particularly marked him was the fact that he was able to work with the…

On June 14, we gave thanks for the life of Basil the Great. Basil is called “the Great” because of the importance and the revolutionary nature of his teaching. Basil had initially planned to go into law. He came from a very well-to-do family in Cappadocia, present-day Turkey. But at 28, his younger brother unexpectedly,…