by Jeffrey Lucas Jr. | Feb 15, 2023 | Short Stories, Uncategorized
Valentinus checks over his shoulder before rapping his knuckles on the coarse wood door. Itjerks open a few inches. A set of eyes peer at the priest. “Can I help you?” a shaky voice inquires. Valentinus scans each direction of the cobblestone street. “Fine day isn’t... 
by Jeffrey Lucas Jr. | Oct 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
I’m in this in-between season. This past January we closed the church I pastored for 2 ½ years. It was my first foray into “professional” ministry. I avoided it for the better part of my adult life. Now that it’s not there, I want back in. I don’t sense a... 
by Jeffrey Lucas Jr. | Sep 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Giving should hurt.” Have you ever heard someone say that? Although there’s a lot of value in sacrifice and self-denial, too often the church increases giving by twisting arms and pounding pulpits. The point of giving is not that a church, nonprofit... 
by Jeffrey Lucas Jr. | Feb 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of the most basic desires of any parent is to create a life for their children better than the one they had. We recognize that we stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us. Perhaps your grandparents immigrated to America and scrapped out a living,... 
by Jeffrey Lucas Jr. | Dec 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m a Grinch. Which I feel is unfair. Just because I’m not the first person to volunteer to decorate Christmas cookies, or prefer not to listen to incessant sleigh bells in every song on the radio, or refuse to wear an ugly Christmas sweater doesn’t mean I don’t have...
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