Mar 12, 2020
Beloved Friends, I write to you on a day and in a time of great uncertainty in so many respects. It remains unclear how the spread of the COVID-19 virus will move in the days to come, and with that uncertainty coupled with the recent closing of many schools and public...
Mar 5, 2020
Beloved friends- What do the following things have in common? · The Coronavirus· Nashville’s Tornado· Super Tuesday· The Supreme Court’s deliberation on the Louisiana abortion access caseAND· The Church’s season of Lent· Prophetic Spirituality conversations· Episcopal...
Feb 26, 2020
Beloved Friends- We have now turned the liturgical corner and entered the season of Lent. The 40 days we carve out for a journey that leads us each year to the cross and then to Easter morning and the promise of the Resurrection. It is a season full of rich metaphors,...
Feb 17, 2020
Beloved Friends- This Sunday offers two moments, of mystery and grace, as we mark the end of our journey through the season of Epiphany and celebrate the wonder of the story of the Transfiguration. As we turn listen to the words of Matthew (17:1-9), we will be...
Feb 6, 2020
Beloved Friends, Taped to the inside page of my monthly planner is a tattered piece of paper with these words from Methodist pastor Ted Loder: Empower me to be a bold participant, rather than a timid saint in waiting, in the difficult ordinariness of now; to exercise...
Jan 30, 2020
Beloved Friends- the words below are from an article I wrote over 15 years ago when I was still a fairly new priest. As I read them today in the context of our worship life together at Trinity, they make me smile even more and strengthen my conviction. We have a...
