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November 2017

November 27, 2017

I hope you kneel

I hope you kneel in broad daylight under the noonday sun on the moist Mother...

May 2017

May 13, 2017

Mamie, Did you Know? A Mother’s Day Poem for Mamie Till-Mobley

Mamie, did you know that your baby boy would one day be pulled from the...

January 2017

January 13, 2017

An Inaugural Prayer

Holy God, Help Us Help us learn that we are our brother's keeper. Help us...

November 2016

November 13, 2016

A Post-Election Poem

I want you to keep my name out of your mouth. It doesn't matter where...

June 2016

June 19, 2016

GRACE, a Name we can all Adopt

A store clerk looked at my credit card last week and asked, "What does your...

April 2016

April 17, 2016

Now – A poem and painting reminding us to be present

This year I have been thinking about how to get the most out of life....

February 2016

February 12, 2016

Fast of Embodied Solidarity

The Lenten season begins by people asking what they need to do or give up...

February 08, 2016

“Doing” Lent

Lent arrives this week with its themes of fasting, reflection, and penance. As I prepare,...

October 2015

October 06, 2015

Slave to Love

When did this happen? She felt like an overcooked porkchop... Where was her essence, flavor...

August 2015

August 08, 2015

What does emergent mean to a parish church?

I’ve read enough about the Emergent Church to ask the question, “What does emergent mean”...

June 2015

June 05, 2015

She was a friend of God

She was a friend of GOD I’m just getting in from my friend of 33...

April 2015

April 19, 2015

Why Busy Christians Need to Learn from Thomas Merton

The Catholic mystic Thomas Merton’s witness and wisdom can help those of us seeking to...

April 05, 2015

Eye Gazing in Prison on Holy Saturday

I spent Holy Saturday at the Philadelphia FDC 3South floor with 12 incarcerated women attending...

March 2015

March 07, 2015

No Guru, No Method, No Teacher

Returning to the place where my very first poem formed in my Spirit. I gaze...

February 2015

February 10, 2015

Praying Dangerous Prayers

I am listening to Hillsong’s Oceans. It’s a beautiful song. I am sure some...

January 2015

January 24, 2015

Something Of God

“Look for God, suggests my Guru. Look for God like a man with his head...

January 16, 2015

Growing as Agents of Peace and Healing

Come then, my beloved, my lovely one, come. For see, winter is past, the rains...

January 10, 2015

Could it be so easy to digest?

I always wondered what people meant when they said they are spiritual but not religious....

November 2014

November 08, 2014

Walk Towards the Light

A week ago Sunday I led an Adult Christian forum between services at a Denver...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Remove My Unbelief

“Oh Father rescue me from doubt Deliver me from grief Let your joy in me...

October 22, 2014

Calling My Spirit Back

Mitakuyepi (All my relations), Cante waste ya nape ciyu zape ye (I greet you from...

October 05, 2014

Making Me a Channel of His Peace

Two and a half years ago I attended my first Centering Prayer retreat at the...

September 2014

September 19, 2014

Learning Action and Contemplation at Richard Rohr’s Living School

Richard Rohr’s new Living School for Action and Contemplation has launched a new synthesis of...

September 10, 2014

Let the full moon guide me.

Let the full moon guide me. Not many of my christian friends feel comfortable with...

September 05, 2014

In Full Disclosure

I am not a writer. There, I've said it and it feels good to get...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Forgetting the Love of God

‘But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and herbs of all...

January 2013

January 16, 2013

Invited to Your Story

As we begin 2013, I thought it appropriate to invite you into your story. Sounds...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Bible meditation versus The Ear Worm

“Find a quiet place and a comfortable chair. Sit down, don't cross your legs, rest...

September 2012

September 05, 2012

Prayer, is it just wishful thinking?

On my show today I talked with Tony Jones about the work he is doing on...