Readings: Joel 2:12-18 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 There is a line in the T. S. Eliot poem “The Waste Land” that may evoke the Book of Genesis. It certainly captures the message of Ash ...

In our society, the dragons chased seem to be fads, trends, excitement, and a sense of purpose. We’re addicted to superheroes, wiseacres, things blowing up, and media events. We’ve become the Hollow ...

Conversion is literally a kind of turn; the convert turns from an old life to a new one. But this about-face can have momentous consequences. It divides life sharply into a before and an after. The ...