January 1, 2020

2019 was a productive year. I wrote three books and 60 blog pieces which garnered over 240,000 hits. Here are the top ten. Read more

December 31, 2019

My piece on Pastor Betty Rendón was the #1 post on Patheos for 2019. It is a bittersweet honor. This story should never have happened. Read more

December 30, 2019

Greta Thunberg is Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2019. This teenage climate activist is a prophetic voice calling the world to wake up and take action. Read more

December 29, 2019

We would like to avoid the story about the Slaughter of the Holy Innocents. But here it is, right in the middle of Christmas. How should we handle this story of violence and death? Read more

December 26, 2019

It turns out Herod and Trump share much of the same backstory, qualities, and characteristics. We can’t read the story about Herod and the Slaughter of the Innocents without recognizing the patterns of behavior repeating themselves with our current president in 2019.  Read more

December 22, 2019

Joseph has a minor role in the Christmas story. But the relationship between Joseph and Jesus gives us a new perspective on the non-traditional parent. Read more

December 19, 2019

I’ve been thinking more about the Christmas story from Joseph’s point of view after having seen my own husband become a father. Read more

December 17, 2019

We have gathered on this solemn eve of an important historic moment in our country. Our leaders will vote on articles of impeachment of the president of the United States for violating his oath of office and endangering our democracy and our citizens. Read more

December 17, 2019

I asked people in the congregation to share where they noticed God's work in the world.  Their responses were like finding water in the desert. Read more

December 15, 2019

Isaiah 35 describes hope like a tiny purple crocus reaching out of the snow with delicate hands cupped in prayer. This fragile yet tenacious flower is preaching to you!  Read more


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