by admin | Jan 21, 2026 | The Dean's Corner
When Jesus calls his first disciples, the fishermen Peter and Andrew, he says, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” That’s a fun passage to teach to Sunday school, because children will happily call out the awkwardness of the phrase that we adults tend to...
by admin | Jan 14, 2026 | The Dean's Corner
I pray that God may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation…so that you may know the hope to which he has called you. – Ephesians 1:18 What is hope? Hope is many things. It is the audacious belief that things will improve, sometimes despite much evidence to the...
by admin | Jan 5, 2026 | The Dean's Corner
Few things feed my soul like writing thank-you notes. Of course, the act of expressing gratitude is itself a source of grace. But then, when I am able to set aside a bit of time in order, not just to say “thanks,” but to write it down, to sit in my imagination with...
by admin | Dec 29, 2025 | The Dean's Corner
The presents have been unwrapped, the long-distance guests have gone home, and the meals have been served and cleared. The grand events and liturgies, joyful though they may have been, are in the rearview mirror, and it’s just a matter of time before the ornaments...
by admin | Dec 18, 2025 | The Dean's Corner
From the shepherds watching their flock by night to the disciples drowsing about in the Garden of Gethsemane, one of the threads running through the story of Jesus’ life is the question of who’s able to stay awake, and who can’t seem to rouse from sleep. The shepherds...
by admin | Dec 18, 2025 | The Dean's Corner
We’re in a season of getting ready: getting ready to celebrate the holidays, getting ready to start a new year, getting ready to welcome Christ. What does it take to “get ready?” We might think of preparations and chores, from cleaning house to writing cards and...
