Thursday, August 11, 2016

and so the farewell begins...

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And so the trek to farewell begins - and new blessings, too: we head to Webster for a Lumsden reunion. There is something uniquely holy abo...
Saturday, August 6, 2016

for real...

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One of the words of wisdom I am just beginning to hear from Jean Vanier is this:  stay focused on the real relationships that are nearest...
Thursday, August 4, 2016

music, awe, trusting God and finding a heart to love...

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WORSHIP NOTES:   Becoming Wise IV (for Sunday, August 7, 2016) Introduction One of the wisest elders in contemporary American Christi...
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

creating music for and with love...

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Just got back from a rehearsal for this Sunday's jazz celebration - and once again I am knocked out at the love, commitment and beauty m...
Sunday, July 31, 2016

becoming wise - part three...

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Here are today's worship notes for part three of a "Becoming Wise" series inspired by Krista Tippett's book of the same...
Friday, July 29, 2016

prayer and quiet waiting DNC 2016: part two

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My closing thoughts about tonight's DNC 2016 are shaped by an unexpected turn of events. We were able to share dinner with our daughter...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

organizing for freedom: how?

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When I engage in public political critique, it comes from a discrete set of experiences: that of a straight, white, middle class America...
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

prayer and quiet waiting: DNC 2016 part one...

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So let me confess from the outset: I wept without reservation 3 times tonight during the DNC 2016 in Philadelphia. Frederick Buechner used ...
Sunday, July 24, 2016

generous listening, precise and living giving stories...

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NOTE :  Here are today's worship notes for the second Sunday of the summer using Krista Tippett's new book, Becoming Wise , as...