JUST ADD SPICE

Cooking is always about imagination and possibility. It’s about what these things can become together and I don’t think using words to attempt to approach God is any different. 

We need each other to find inspiration. We share recipes and try new things. We wonder about what else could work even when don’t feel the least bit creative. 

These pages are all about helping each other to cook up some good trouble.  If you don’t find what you’re searching for above, please drop me a line to see if we can stir up some goodness together.

WELCOME TO MY KITCHEN

There are stacks of cookbooks in my actual kitchen and probably a sink full of dirty dishes leftover from another delicious feast but my virtual kitchen is full of liturgies and resources to pepper the worship experience in your congregation with love and hope. Find something new over in my kitchen.

COME ON IN

“Cooking [up good worship] is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” 

— Harriet Van Horn (adapted)

  • Blurring the Lines

    So often, when we hear these words in Matthew 25:31-46, we focus on the actions for which we might be judged: the feeding, the visiting, the quenching of the thirst, the caring for the sick.  We focus on the least… Continue reading

    Blurring the Lines

  • Cleft of the Rock

    This morning, I sat in the cleft of the rock beneath Turret Arch in Arches National Park. The sun made its gradual appearance without dazzling colors. There was nothing dramatic about the rising sun as the light around me slowly… Continue reading

  • Open the Door to Us

    Toward the end of my last call, I stopped writing liturgy. There were so many other things to do. So very many things. I just didn’t have time. Or I didn’t make time. Because writing liturgy takes time. Lots of… Continue reading

    Open the Door to Us

  • In the Middle of the Story

    The question always comes up in Bible Study when we find ourselves talking about Jesus. Somewhere in the middle of the Gospel, no matter which Gospel we’re reading, we find ourselves studying a particular passage after he’s born and before the… Continue reading

  • Hope Within Me

    From far too many pulpits, there isn’t a word said about how long and how hard grief can be. I don’t know why this is. I don’t know if it’s a hallmark of our society or the stubbornness of a… Continue reading

  • Lent Comes

    Lent has come. And so I found myself seated in the back of the local Episcopal Church. Because I am not pastoring a church anymore. I concluded my second call on Sunday. It’s over — just before Lent was to… Continue reading

  • Thieves in the Night

    Again and again, Jesus says that he’ll come like a thief in the night. At that time, the heavens will pass away and everything will go up in flames (2 Peter 3:10). We’re supposed to keep awake. This is something… Continue reading

  • New (Im)possible Things

    For a long time, I have dreamed about ministry by blogging. I have made friends through my blogs. I have shared my thoughts with members of my congregation. I have processed what has been on my own heart and my… Continue reading

  • Anything Good

    Last week, as I was preparing to preach this sermon, I sat with a retired clergy member of my congregation where I asked her about how she’s preached this particular Sunday. This Martin Luther King Day. This Sunday I’ve been… Continue reading

    Anything Good

  • Sacraments and Endings

    A sacrament is when something holy happens. It is transparent time, time you can see through to something deep inside time. Generally speaking, Protestants have two official sacraments (the Lord’s Supper, Baptism) and Roman Catholics have these two plus five… Continue reading

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