Ich·thy·ol·o·gy is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish (including sharks). Ich·THEO·ol·o·gy is the name of this blog – a repository of writing about God, sharks, and other fearful/wonderful things that hover beneath the surface.

Don’t get the shark thing? Read more here or here, for a start.

Recent Sermons

The Meantime

“When we start to value our life in terms of what we might accomplish, or how other people think about us, we can lose sight of the core values that anchor us to all that is holy and life-giving. It turns out that those who leave the best legacies are those who weren’t too worried…

Humble Access

“According to the pattern of the Canaanite woman, humility means standing with your feet firmly on the ground. Humility isn’t deferential, or submissive, or self-deprecating. Humility is knowing who you are and what you are worth, no more and no less…. For the Canaanite woman, humility didn’t mean diminishing herself. Instead it involved being brave…

We Who Are Many

“When I listen to the news, when I scroll through social media (spending much more time in the comments than I know I should), there are many times when I wish that I could somehow escape from humanity. Disconnect myself from the brokenness. Divest myself from this human family that carries so much conflict, so…

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