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Thank you for joining me on my personal reflections about the messy and blessed journey of life we are all traveling. I have moved my writing over to the Substack platform. You can still read what I have written and hopefully find even more community conversation with others.
- Worshipping at VidCon in Baltimore23 When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, “By…
- I see you… you are beloved.Matthew 16:13-20 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man…
- Jesus is sick, the Canaanite Woman is his doctor.Pentecost 12, Matthew 15:21-28 Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that…
- Surrender: faith’s first stepPentecost 11, Gospel Matthew 14:22-33 Immediately he made the disciples get into a boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed…
- Hospitality HospitalPentecost 2 And as he reclined at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples….
- I’m Out“I’m out,” I say, raising my hands above the table, revealing empty palms. If we are playing Uno or Old Maid, I just won. If…
- BewilderedYesterday I made a hurried trip to Costco for a few items that only make sense to purchase in bulk. I marched quickly past all…
- HiddennessIf you walk along the damp banks of the Monocacy River, you will discover that the bluebells are now emerging from the dark soil. First,…
- I am discovered…At the end of a very long Wednesdayfull of SAT testingand crazy long class periodsand late lunchesand exhausted students,Sebastian entered the classroom. ”Why is this…
- re-membered wholenessAt the altar, the priest invites the community to re-member Jesus… We remember his death, We proclaim his resurrection,We await his coming again. The life…
- Loss of MassAll winter the manatee gatherat the hearth of water warmed by atomic rupture. Happy sea cows luxuriating in the outflow of soothed reactors, kept calm by Crystal River…
- Yo esperoA young man in class today shared about his trips to El Salvador. He didn’t do the homework, which was to write a paragraph in…
- Hello, old friend, I have not missed youWe’ve been together since 4th grade, when you taught meabout migraine pain.
- Re-member your heart in child’s poseIf you ever listen to Krista Tippett and her On Being interviews, you will be familiar with her opening question to almost all of her…
- You are invitedInvitation happens between people in community. We show up, cross paths, say hello, and accept the invitation to be in each other’s presence. Invitation is…
- Growing around the obstacleHave you ever seen a tree that sprang from a seed dropped too close to a boulder? The resilience of the tree is astonishing, able…
- Tuning Ina new frequency of awareness: mindfulness, movement, creativity, and community As a child, I remember searching for the elusive frequency of my favorite radio station…
- “Are you okay?”It was my last full day of hiking. I began the day with the blissful energy of knowing that I didn’t have to push too…
- The Clarifying Experience of Real FearOver the last 18 months, like most of us, I have experienced a large amount of anxiety. The chronic, nagging, exhausting awareness of collective stress…
- Transitive PatternTransitive Pattern… Okay, read those two words and just ponder them for a moment. What do they mean to you? Nothing? Sound like some kind…
- Trail Community is Real Life“Welcome! What’re your names?” I yelled to the couple who joined me at Davenport Gap Shelter. It was pouring loud rain on the metal roof…
- Day 1, Mile 1: Let Go… and stop countingI chose to hike for 10 days without a watch. It was a conscious choice. I didn’t want to be focusing on how fast I…
- Guarding solitude & Walking lightAfter I finished putting everything into my backpack, it is 35lbs light. (I did not pack that candelabra you see on the table). I spent…
- Mother Ocean, Sister Storm, & Holy Ghost CrabWe spent a week visiting the Atlantic Ocean from Fenwick Island, DE. My life began in the salt water of the Gulf of Mexico. My…
- Is Rest a Goal or a Gift?A few years ago I started using the full focus planner to organize my life. (It is a helpful tool and it might also be…
- “What’s the plan for today?”No plan. “Well, what are we doing, then?” Well, what do you want to do? This is day one, sabbatical. I am away from my…
- Penultimate time… the moments before Sabbath arrivesLast night I stayed at the office until midnight… I was filled with that pre-departure energy to sort through and clean up piles of paper…
- Reflections in night watches…”Watch and pray…” A garden of prayer has grown around me as I sit still in the presence of fear and grief, faith and hope….
- Be the Altar Guild of your Domestic ChurchI entered the Episcopal church as a college student in the mid-1990’s and found my spiritual home among the poetry of the Book of Common…
- Repent ~ μετάνοια ~ change directionOne morning last week, I clicked on an article from the New York Times Magazine that, normally, I would have passed by without pausing to…
- a season of revelatory darknessWe begin every church year with an apocalypse story from the Gospels. This year, Matthew warns us “the Son of Man is coming at an…