Dec 18, 2018
Beloved Friends- Saturday December 8th a handful of us gathered for what turned out to be a beautiful Advent Retreat. We spent the morning talking and praying and listening. We enjoyed time eating and talking with one another, time for intentional silence, planned...
Dec 4, 2018
Beloved Friends, Joyce Rupp is a contemporary mystic often described as a “spiritual midwife” and I couldn’t agree more. Her writing has been a companion of mine over the years and every once in a while, I pull one of her many books off my shelf, trusting to find...
Nov 20, 2018
Beloved Friends As I began my now familiar drive south on Highway 23 this morning, I became keenly aware that somehow, almost overnight, the trees have changed from vivid green to a panacea of autumn hues to now the beginnings of the startling bare branches signaling...
Nov 6, 2018
Beloved Friends, “Never forget to say please and thank you.” I suspect Kim and I are not at all unique as parents when we think back on the number of times this simple phrase became a mantra for trying to teach our daughter the value of living from a place of deep...
Oct 16, 2018
Beloved Friends, This Sunday we will gather for the first of four consecutive Sundays that will make up our Annual Giving Campaign- the time of year that we speak as clearly and passionately as possible about the joy of responding to God’s love in our life through...
Oct 2, 2018
Beloved Friends- As I sit in an airport in Florida waiting to come home to you I am thinking about in-between times- endings and beginnings. Earlier this morning I preached at the closing worship service at this week’s CREDO conference- a time for Episcopal clergy to...
