I came home the other day, and the TV was already on. As I sat down, I realized I hadn’t grabbed the remote from all the way across the room. Being lazy I sat waiting for the commercials to end and hoped I would like what was on so I could stay put. It didn’t take long to realize it was Wedding Crashers the surprising mid-2000’s box office success. Now this movie is not what you’d call a theological experience. And yet in the middle of it well … there it was. Right in the mid

Midweek Musing April 22, 2026 One of the hardest things Jesus asks us to do also sounds quite simple: do not worry. Indeed, worry is one of the things Jesus speaks directly about in his teaching. But it seems he also knew just how hard that would be for us. “Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life…” “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin…” “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s tro