I am not a gardener though I aspire to be one. My father and his quick temper were always responsible for bringing beautiful things from the earth. He’s the one I call when I get brave enough to plant tomatoes… Continue reading

I want to be able to talk about love. I mean, I want to really be able to talk about love more than the romantic gestures that we tend to acquaint with this profound feeling. Because certainly love is more… Continue reading

Months ago, when I wrote this article for the New Media Project at Union Theological Seminary, it seemed like an impossible dream. It seemed like it would never ever happen — even though we have been talking for years as… Continue reading

In the Gospel of Mark, there are two endings to the gospel story. In the first ending, they are perplexed and afraid. They run away from what they see at the tomb full of this fear. In the second ending,… Continue reading

I’ll admit it. I have a problem with evil. It’s not just that I don’t want it to exist. I’m literally not sure what to do with it. This is what I’ve realized in these first few weeks of Lent… Continue reading

When it came time to pick a practice for this Lent, I chose writing.  It came quite easily as my parents had kindly celebrated my birthday by giving me every book off of my Amazon.com Wishlist including Rachel Hackenberg’s Writing… Continue reading

Like every other organization that relies on the generosity of others, the church I serve is struggling during these economic times. We are not alone in this reality — but sometimes we act like it. Earlier this week, I sat… Continue reading

After Leisurely Lectionary this morning, which admitted only ended moments ago, I raced back to try to remember what the word transfigured actually means. We were interpreting it as change this morning, but I’m not sure that’s right. Of course,… Continue reading

Two weeks ago, I left sunny Florida feeling a bit demoralized. I’d just completed the third retreat for the Lewis Fellows complete with its requisite day-long seminar in freezing air conditioning and an additional day of visiting area churches. There… Continue reading

It happened in the middle of Advent. I wrote a sermon that was completely and totally me. It was one of those sermons that just poured out of me. It wasn’t forced. I didn’t agonize over it. It was just… Continue reading