Timing is everything - or so they say. And given Pope Benedict's decision to retire, the reading of Fr. Thomas Keating's book on c...

One of the practices I am making time for this Lent is "centering prayer" ~ an old friend who has returned at just the right time...

We don't go "out" to the movies as much as we used to ~ for good and bad reasons.   There was a time I went to a new film ev...

One of the questions I ask myself these days is, "How do we share the story of God's grace and judgment with the world in Christ in...

Yesterday five Protestant congregations gathered together @ 7 pm for a join Ash Wednesday worship.   In many ways, it was a blessing - dee...

Editing Job (Carl Denis) I'd cut the prologue, where God agrees To let his opponent, Satan, Torment our hero merely to prove W...

Our friends at Sojourners are circulating this letter to be sent to Congress:  I am in and share it with you, too.  (Check it out : https:...

NOTE:  Here are my worship notes for Lent 1 on Sunday, February 17, 2013. Introduction For people of the Christian faith, Lent is “th...

Ms. Giffords is the right person at this moment in time:  I hold her in my prayers and give thanks to God for her courageous testimony in pu...

Every day I speak with people burdened by shame, fear, boredom, anger or resentment.  They know they are unhappy, but they are unable to set...

The snow has come ~ about 15" ~ enough for the puppy to frolic and the old dog to be immobilized.  It is quiet, bright and cold ~ ano...