My dear friends,
I believe in the strength of power of love. I believe in the tenacity and strength of our hearts. And I know that at this moment, there is too much broken-heartedness in the world.
I have spent the last week struggling as the … read more.
At a training many years ago, the leader talked about how when she became a birder, she also began to see things that weren’t as pleasant. As she described it, she learned to notice small movements that called her attention to a creature nearby. … read more.
On Sunday, August 12, I answered questions generated in the service. I collected up index cards that had questions written on them and selected the ones that I would answer. As it turned out, it was only a few questions out of the big … read more.
Our Racial Justice/White Fragility book group will be beginning on Wednesday, September 26 and the first book will be Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race. It’s a pragmatic and practical guide to talking about race. It offers us a common vocabulary and … read more.
The staff (Susie Maharry, Nancy Slocum, Libby Ball and I) gathered one July afternoon to do some planning for the year. There are some exciting opportunities for gathering and connecting coming up this year. Watch the weekly E-news to find out what’s coming up! … read more.
Back in the years when I was in seminary, I heard a story about a colleague of one of the large churches. He had been a successful minister, but knew a lot of grief and loss in his life. One teenaged child had drown … read more.
“You should say something about that school shooting!” my internal voice scolded. “It’s horrible and people are hurting!”
Ministers often face this kind of situation. Shocked and feeling more numb than in pain, I had no words to say, nothing to write, no wise proclamations, … read more.
I know this will come as a big shock to most of you, but not everything you read on the internet is true. As I begin the long journey of treatment for cancer, I’m discovering again the level of wild tales that out there. … read more.
Back in the 1990s when I worked for the Night Ministry, we held an annual Christmas dinner. It took place in the basement of a nearby Presbyterian church, and it was a grand event. Churches donated cooked turkeys, buckets of mashed potatoes and stuffing, … read more.
I don’t know about you, but too often lately, I’ve felt a total overload in my nervous system. Some of it has to do with the feeling that pretty much everything around me is in chaos. Our government at the top levels seems to be … read more.
