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  • Pandemic Prayers for the Second Sunday of Lent

    I really relate to Abraham falling on his face. I don’t think that has anything to do with the pandemic but the simple fact that I’m always tripping over myself. I am my own worst critic. I am endlessly hard… Continue reading

    Pandemic Prayers for the Second Sunday of Lent

  • An Affirmation of Faith for Texas

    Dear pastors, I hope and pray that you have someone in your life that you can call to say you have no words. You have a draft of a sermon and this week has been another beast so it feels… Continue reading

    An Affirmation of Faith for Texas

  • Recipe for Zoom Prayer and Pretzel Making

    I want there to be lots of fun options for connection and community in Lent. I have been brainstorming ideas and wondering what is possible while we are still online. I want there to be silliness in this season that… Continue reading

    Recipe for Zoom Prayer and Pretzel Making

  • Pandemic Prayers for the Return of Lent

    I do not feel ready for this season to arrive. I know that it will be different. It will be less disciplined but no less introspective than every other day since that first case changed our whole lives. There is… Continue reading

    Pandemic Prayers for the Return of Lent

  • Pandemic Easter Affirmations

    I wanted to write a statement about what it means to be a person of faith when everything feels uncertain for the service I wrote for the Longest Night in 2020. I did it partially for myself. I needed words… Continue reading

    Pandemic Easter Affirmations

  • Pandemic Prayers for Transfiguration Sunday

    I love the transformation on this mountaintop. I love it so much but it feels different this year as we wait for what will be. We are waiting for what will come. We are hoping that transformation will come but… Continue reading

    Pandemic Prayers for Transfiguration Sunday

  • Illuminating the Way to Hope in Another Pandemic Lent

    Years ago, and I mean years ago, I wrote this liturgy for the six Sundays in Lent. It was an extended Tenebrae or a reversal of the Advent wreath. I wish I had explained it better in the original post.… Continue reading

    Illuminating the Way to Hope in Another Pandemic Lent

  • Recipe for a Pandemic Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt

    Worship is not the only thing that adds flavor to congregational life. We are nourished by times of fellowship and times of service. As we approach the season of Lent again, I’ll be sharing more recipes for ministry. If you… Continue reading

    Recipe for a Pandemic Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt

  • Pandemic Prayers for Epiphany 5

    The other night I read such encouraging words from the editors of the New York Times reminding us again that we shouldn’t get caught up in the ineffectiveness of the vaccine. It’s not even infections that scientists are worried about… Continue reading

    Pandemic Prayers for Epiphany 5

  • Pandemic Prayers for Epiphany 4

    Healings just feel like a weird thing to explore right now. Many of us are refreshing our browsers wondering when we can get in line to get the vaccine. Or we are eagerly seeking out that first dose for a… Continue reading

    Pandemic Prayers for Epiphany 4