Anyone who has been raised, unbeknownst to them, steeped in the culture of the protestant work ethic has heard a paraphrase of the...

“A pastor should blend in with the furniture.” This is a favorite quote of mine by Lutheran pastor, Rev. Hans Fiene, concerning pastoral...

Although I am over thirty years old, married, with four children, some of my older brother’s childhood friends still call me “Lil Rel”...