For most of my adult life I haven't really known what the expression "the glory of God" actually meant.   I don't use it...

I LOVED the Sopranos.   And I am not talkin' hyperbole:  I LOVED the Sopranos .  I have watched it a few times over - and love everythi...

Here is a truly helpful interpretation of what is at the heart of the doctrine of original sin.   It comes from Fr. Richard Rohr and not onl...

NOTE:   Here are my worship notes for Sunday, June 23, 2013.  For two weeks we will be away - Montreal - and then back on July 14th. Intr...

So I am starting to construct a professional sabbatical for 2015.   There is a grant application to work on in concert with the congregation...

From time to time I have to do some crazy things as pastor.   In 31+ years, I have... ... coordinated hospice care - and meals - for my ...

My blogging friend, Blue Eyed Ennis, posted this a few days ago and it totally blew me away. (Please check her out @ http://blueeyedennis-s...

In ten days we leave for the 34th annual Festival International de Jazz de Montreal .  It is certainly one of my most favorite things to s...

So this is what happens when I get 2 hours sleep and then have to go pick up Dianne at 5:45 am on a Saturday morning:  my mind starts to mel...

I see connections to the holy everywhere: in architecture, history, music, movies, television, nature, love, hate, war, animals. Everywhere....