Never has the same story been told in two more distinctly different tellings.  Although both of these texts are immensely familiar, the juxtaposition of them is slightly disorienting.  In our story of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem we hear of light, the......

John was wrong.  John was wrong.  John was wrong.  Now, I love John the Baptist.  I respect John the Baptist.  He is fiercer than I am.  He is more faithful than I am.  He is a chosen prophet of God.  If there were some laddered hierarchy of people who have sought to serve the Lord (......

What is your favorite hymn? I am sure many melodies and lyrics are coming to mind. Growing up, whenever we would sing “Holy, Holy, Holy” or “Praise to the Lord the Almighty” my dad would lean over to me and say, “This is one of my favorites.” I’m biased but I think h......

Okay, I will admit it, it is not as warm, candlelit, and atmospheric as Christmas Eve, nor as brass and timpani enhanced as Easter.  Nonetheless, we will celebrate it.  Happy one-hundredth birthday to the youngest of our liturgical holy da......

Good morning. I was invited to share a Minute for Mission that answers the question “Why do you give to Ladue Chapel?” And as new members, our reasons for giving are twofold— gratitude and hopeWe are grateful for how at home here we feel after 3 years of attending. Without family around we would thought building community in STL would be difficult , but week after week we have gained new friends, ...