There is no longer any doubt: winter has come to the Berkshir es. Six inches of snow today in as many hours and another 6+ predicted by Sun...

One of the realities that continues to be missed b y my progressive fri ends re: the controversy around Rick Warren is exactly what James Wa...

I don't profess to understand the heart and soul of politicians. I was once privileged to be a part of an inter-racial team that capture...

As this Advent winds to a close - and I reflect on my work this year - I am struck by two truths that are both true and simultaneously contr...

O ne of the ideas I will be exploring this Sunday - the 4th and final Sunday in Advent - is one that comes from both the gospel lesson and t...

Never to be forgotten, the Wild Women and Sirens of the Spirit also demand a reckoning as my rock'n'roll midrash with John the Bapti...

So I'm having a rock'n'roll midrash about John the Baptist... thinking of all the Green Men, Wild Men and hard guys who have he...

NOTE: Here are my sermon notes for the Third Su nday in Advent. I confess that some of my comparisons are facile , but in the context of bu...

So here's a poem posted on Poetry Daily from one of my clan... what a trip. Not one of my favs but a hoot from a namesake, yes? The You...

Di and I are headed to NYC tomorrow to visit with our kids and rest after a tough death and memorial service in our congregation. But before...

NOTE: these are my notes for today's memorial service for my friend and colleague, Vicki Forfa. “Reality is the will of God,” said the...