A dear friend of mine shared a story of her new venture - she just started a blog and a podcast. "That’s pretty impressive," I said to...

A couple of years ago, our beloved Christ Church began a partnership program with Oakland Mills High School. The goal of this partnership...

I remember my first experience with magic when a magician held a three-day show in the city where I grew up. I was about 10 years old. It...

Now and then, parishioners will send me email responses about what I said or wrote, or simply send me articles they’ve read and which...

Sometimes we have to read the Bible or have it read to us or, better still, have it explained to us again and again before we can...

Traveling by air comes with the discomfort of experiencing turbulence. Because of the discomfort of turbulence, a friend of mine...

One of the Epiphany stories that I love so much captures the visit of the Three Wise Men who were guided by the star to the baby...

In one of his parables, Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed. He said that the Mustard Seed is the smallest of all...

I heard from a friend that Howard County has expanded its compost program, and not only has her neighborhood been included, but she is...

Christmas Eve Rev. Emmanuel Mercer So the shepherds went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When...

In a few days, we will be celebrating Christmas. Many of us would be traveling to be with family and friends. It is a very special time...

We have all received multiple invitations to various celebrations over the years. When we receive an invitation, we think about it and...

Advent - the season that highlights the best in each of us. The season that diminishes all our darkness and opens us up to the...

This week, we mourned the passing of Rosalynn Carter, wife of former United States President Jimmy Carter. Like most of you, I didn’t...

Everyone knew this popular cliché that I learned in my native Ghana. It can be translated into this: Everyone has been a child before,...

There’s been a lot on my mind these past several weeks. I have been wondering about so many different things. Some of my wonderings keep...

This past Sunday we began a new series of conversations in Sunday Circle - Christ Church's version of Adult Formation that meets in Old...

There’s no shortage of pain and hurt around us and in the world. You only have to turn on your TV to hear the stories about the anguish...

A few days ago, I picked up an old journal from Virginia Theological Seminary. And as I leafed through the pages, I came by an article...

The above phrase reminds me of Jesus’ most unique promise in John’s gospel: My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would...