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)

  • In the Fog

    This morning, I drove through the fog.  I drove further than I usually do.  I didn’t traverse the bridge that leads to the church but wove up the highway on Route 95 all the way to Augusta for a Religious… Continue reading

  • Real Possibility in Advent

    Two weeks ago, I sat in the chapel of my seminary. I worshiped in that sacred space with other alumni. I don’t know if this sacred space has the same meaning for them. In fact, I heard from at least… Continue reading

  • What I’m Not

    I’ve never ever thought of myself as a teacher. Truthfully, I never thought I had anything to teach because a teacher has very specific things that I don’t have — like knowledge.  A teacher knows things.  She has enough wisdom to… Continue reading

  • Closets and Ceilings

    This week, I have four friends visiting.  They are all women that I’ve come to know and love through The Young Women Clergy Project.  Last night, we stayed up late talking about the stained glass ceiling — which is this… Continue reading

  • Come Out, Come Out, Where Ever You Are…

      As with so many others, my heart has broken again and again this past week — for reasons that this teenager makes so plain.  He is my neighbor.  He lives in the same state as I do.  He lives… Continue reading

  • Very Important

    Nearly six-in-ten Americans define religion in this way. Not spirituality, but they define religion as something that is very important to them according to a previous survey of the Pew Forum of Religion and Public Life.  Six out of ten… Continue reading

  • Praying for Myself

    There is this weird tension in the pastoral life.  It’s a tension that I’m never really sure I’ll know how to navigate — but it’s an important tension to me.  It’s one that I was able to clearly identify yesterday… Continue reading

  • When She Moves

    I’m not sure exactly how it happened — though I never really know how the Holy Spirit moves.  I can tell you when it happens.  I can tell you when I feel her.  I can tell you when She appears.… Continue reading

  • Time Versus Money

    The Cornerstone Fund is a ministry of the United Church of Christ which allows churches to both invest and borrow toward greater financial health. The churches that borrow are usually looking to build. Literally. They are looking to construct some… Continue reading

  • I Remember

    Saturday was the ninth anniversary. I remember that day.  I was living in London where I was a professional dog walker (that’s not the point of the story). My boss called me at home at 3:00 PM. He told me… Continue reading

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