The first three steps of the 12 Steps of Recovery have often been summed up as follows: I Can’t, God Can, I think I’ll let Him. It seems the Church in Laodicea needed to hear these recovery principles for their church. According to Mounce, “Their self-confidence had blinded them to the fact that in reality … Read More

I recently received correspondence from The Episcopal Church Pension Fund. Since I had been ordained in The Episcopal Church (TEC) for six years before I was, proudly, deposed, I still have a bit of retirement money invested in the fund. What was interesting to me was receiving a letter addressed to, “Mr. Mark Eldredge.” Mister! … Read More

I remember being taught in school how plants and animals have a life cycle. From birth to death, flora and fauna, for the most part, observe a similar progression. Did you ever think that the idea of a life cycle applies to other things as well? Think about great empires of the past like Greece, … Read More