Baptism is one of those things that happens at church that doesn’t always get a lot of thought. Considering how important many people think getting baptized is, this is a bit odd. In my experience, most of the discussion around baptism is about the “how” rather than the “why” of baptism. The two main “hows” […]
Reflecting on necessity
There are some things I wonder about every year. For example, in a few months, I’ll be wondering how I got this old. But this is Words From the Middle, not miscellaneous wonderings so . . . Every year we have The Baptism of the Lord Sunday and every year I find myself thinking about […]
You say “Peace is coming” but what does that even mean?
One of the things that characterizes most religions, and Christianity no less than any other, is a promise of peace. Peace of all sorts. Sometimes it is universal, global peace. Sometimes it is peace with yourself. Sometimes it is peace with the environment. But what does it actually mean? At its most essential, peace is […]