On Sunday during worship, yet another broken and bewildered white man went on a killing rampage. Like so many other wounded men in these se...

NOTE:  Today in worship we mark All Saints and All Souls Sunday. My worship notes for today follow. We will open the liturgy with a time of ...

What a wonderfully rich graphic this is on All Saints Day. I am grateful to my friend Martha for posting it on Facebook.  I started an on...

Tonight was one of those times when I cherish living here.  The day began with our local paper running a column I wrote about taking on the ...

My reflections on retirement have become an extended exercise . It is my hope that they prayerfully honor both the close of my ordained days...

For most of my days in ministry - and all of my days as an advocate for social justice - I have been energized by a call to compassion . In...

NOTE: Today we celebrated the life of Kathy Arzt, church member and sister in  Christ, at a memorial service.  My life was changed for t...

Here's a follow-up I've proposed to our local paper re: taking next steps. We're also exploring a poetry slam event before th...

On Sunday I participated in an important local event re: challenging and healing the breach caused by white supremacy, sexism and antisem...

Once upon a time, during a casual pastoral visit with a retired clergy person, he said , "You have a great staff right now - and a grea...

Today I had the privilege to join with three others local civic leaders in the first of a series of community conversations - and plans - ...