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September 29, 2023
When I Encountered the Spirit of a Loved One
Roughly seven years ago; late-summer day under a New Mexico sky, the blue of which...
September 19, 2023
Using a Different Metric of Fairness: The Parable of the Vineyard Workers
The upcoming lectionary passage in Matthew 20:1-16 strikes me as timely. The attitude we see...
September 12, 2023
We Are All Ministers: Reflections on My Anniversary of Ordination
Last Sunday marked the anniversary of my ordination to the Episcopal diaconate in a pandemic,...
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What Does it Mean Today to ‘Take Up Your Cross’?
What does it mean in our context to “take up one’s cross”? And how is...
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Sharing Your Gifts is Essential to Human Flourishing
In last Sunday's gospel lectionary passage, Mt 16:13-20, we read about Peter receiving the “keys...
August 23, 2023
When Joy is a Field of Wildflowers: Adopting a Perspective of Abundance
Over half of my life I operated not from a perspective of abundance but scarcity....
August 16, 2023
Why it Matters that Mary was Like You
This week, our farm acquired a rooster needing a home. He is big and bantam,...
August 09, 2023
’32 Flavors and Then Some’: On the Benefits of Being a Generalist
In talking about his book Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialist World, David Epstein...
August 04, 2023
When Unmoored, You Search for Moorings: Why We Are All Religious
For six years in my mid-30s, I stopped attending church. I thought the only way...
July 2023
July 28, 2023
You Are More Than Your Body: The ‘Wolf at My Door’ Series
{For the beginning of this series, click HERE} July brought a turnaround from my early...
July 26, 2023
How Stories Use What You Already Know
Let me tell you a little parable. The kingdom of God is like this: A...
July 19, 2023
Why Clarity Requires Contemplation: A Meditation on Bathing
It has been years since I had a shower. In 2007, when I built a...
July 13, 2023
On Succession, Flannery O’Connor, and the Thrall of Rotten Characters
I am currently in the thrall of Succession, the HBO series that recently ended (and...
July 05, 2023
Reverend Taylor and the Church of Swifties
For many millennials (not to mention others), Taylor Swift is a religious experience. One such...
June 2023
June 29, 2023
What Did Matthew 10:40-42 Mean in Jesus’ Culture?
Understanding the culture behind the scriptures helps much with certain passages. This week’s lectionary gospel...
June 23, 2023
How the Handmaid’s Tale is about the Undocumented
I’m reading the follow up to Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaids Tale (The Testaments) and again...
June 16, 2023
In Praise of a Quiet Life
In praise of waking when wakefulness stirs you because you do not own an alarm...
June 09, 2023
Your Body Remembers: The ‘Wolf at my Door’ Series
{For the beginning of this series, click HERE} A bit of truth-telling: I have complex...
June 06, 2023
You Can Change! Jairus and the Back of the Line
I often point out how in Jesus’ teaching of God’s vision, ‘the first will be...
May 2023
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Why We Go to the Desert
{These questions—written during the Pandemic—seem as timely as ever.} Sprawled on handmade quilts in a...
May 26, 2023
You Have the Ability to Set People Free: Finding the Power of Forgiveness
It’s been roughly two years since I lost my best friend, Brother Martin Gonzales. Martin...
May 23, 2023
What is Kabbalah and Why Did Madonna Convert To It?
Though I am no expert on the path of mystical Judaism called Kabbalah, my thinking...
May 16, 2023
Celebrating #Affirming Sunday
June is Pride Month and I’m newly introduced to the upcoming tradition of Affirming Sunday...
May 13, 2023
When Should We Tell Our Loved Ones We Are Unwell? ‘The Wolf at my Door’ Series
{For the beginning of this series, click HERE} When should we tell our loved ones...
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Why The Slow Work of Transformation Beats Moralism
Transformation beats moralism. But as a young adult, effort was my mantra. And effort, coupled...
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What Happens When Americans Pray
Recent research shows Americans pray in droves! I don’t know about you, but I am...
May 03, 2023
Why We Are More Like Animals Than Not
She was nose down in dense clover, tail feathers up and wings askew like an...
April 2023
April 26, 2023
How Trust Transforms Where Fear Cannot
On the farm where I live, we have several animals—cows, chickens, turkeys. But foremost in...
April 19, 2023
Just Live Your Little Life: The ‘Wolf at my Door’ Series
{For the beginning of this series, click HERE} In a guestroom, I placed a small...
April 12, 2023
What We Mean When We say “We Believe”
On the surface, this week’s gospel reading at the end of John (John 20:19-31) is...
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