It is a treasure without price to spend time with my loved ones - and I am particularly smitten with my grandson Louis. To have two sweet da...

In an insightful and spiritually penetrating book, The Paradox of Disability: Responses to Jean Vanier and L'Arche Communities , the fou...

Two treats took place today amidst the usual work of office hours and pastoral visits. The first was a visit from a local non-profit admin...

This morning I asked my congregation:  When asked, "who are you?" why do most of us proceed to answer with something about our wor...

The Ash Wednesday preacher reminded us: We enter an observance of a Holy Lent in... community . Yes, there are personal aspects to our pract...

Somewhere along the way I lost my prayer beads.   They have been MIA for at least a month. During a lovely frenzy of cleaning through pape...

On the third day of Lent I find I continue to be in a Bonhoeffer mood. If you participate in Face Book you likely have seen both the cal...

Last night I gathered with my colleagues in ministry - and the people from our five congregations - for Ash Wednesday: our invitation into a...

Today is a gray and foreboding day - perfect for Ash Wednesday! This year I am holding two unique quotes close to my heart as a way to shape...

There is not much more that I can add about this moment in time because sister Valarie Kaur articulates with grace, clarity, passion and int...

NOTE: My concluding worship notes for the February Bonhoeffer series. Thanks for joining us. Next week we start Lent and a conversation ...