Jul 25, 2019
Beloved friends- Every now and then I find it helpful to look back and reflect on some aspect of our shared ministry. I do so today, not with a posture of pride as much as with a deep sense of gratitude, humility and awe. As I look at today’s date, I realize it was...
Jul 18, 2019
Beloved Friends- Trinity Episcopal Church in Toledo Ohio was consecrated on April 5, 1866. The corner stone of the building was put in place in 1863 during the Industrial Revolution. Toledo itself was still in its infancy having been founded in 1833. It must have been...
Jul 11, 2019
Beloved Friends- “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Lately I have been reminded of the deep wisdom and truth that emerges whenever we show up fully and embrace this beautiful question posed in Mary Oliver’s lovely...
Jul 3, 2019
Beloved Friends- Happy 4th of July weekend! To be honest, this holiday in which we commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress, is one that comes with mixed emotions for me, and maybe for you too. On the one hand I am so...
Jun 27, 2019
Beloved friends, Sometimes change is illusive other times obvious. Some change is welcomed while other change is feared. There are times when we beg and plead for things to change and perhaps, just as often, feel we would do anything to avoid the discomfort of...
Jun 19, 2019
Beloved friends- As I sit down to write to you this week I do so on the eve of entering our church season called “Ordinary Time.” This is the very long “green” season taking us through the beautiful months of summer into the fall. The church has used this time...
