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August 2023

August 09, 2023

’32 Flavors and Then Some’: On the Benefits of Being a Generalist

In talking about his book Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialist World, David Epstein...

August 04, 2023

When Unmoored, You Search for Moorings: Why We Are All Religious

For six years in my mid-30s, I stopped attending church. I thought the only way...

July 2023

July 28, 2023

You Are More Than Your Body: The ‘Wolf at My Door’ Series

{For the beginning of this series, click HERE} July brought a turnaround from my early...

July 26, 2023

How Stories Use What You Already Know

Let me tell you a little parable. The kingdom of God is like this: A...

July 05, 2023

Reverend Taylor and the Church of Swifties

For many millennials (not to mention others), Taylor Swift is a religious experience. One such...

June 2023

June 29, 2023

What Did Matthew 10:40-42 Mean in Jesus’ Culture?

Understanding the culture behind the scriptures helps much with certain passages. This week’s lectionary gospel...

June 16, 2023

In Praise of a Quiet Life

In praise of waking when wakefulness stirs you because you do not own an alarm...

June 09, 2023

Your Body Remembers: The ‘Wolf at my Door’ Series

{For the beginning of this series, click HERE} A bit of truth-telling: I have complex...

June 06, 2023

You Can Change! Jairus and the Back of the Line

I often point out how in Jesus’ teaching of God’s vision, ‘the first will be...

May 2023

May 31, 2023

Why We Go to the Desert

{These questions—written during the Pandemic—seem as timely as ever.} Sprawled on handmade quilts in a...

May 26, 2023

You Have the Ability to Set People Free: Finding the Power of Forgiveness

It’s been roughly two years since I lost my best friend, Brother Martin Gonzales. Martin...

May 16, 2023

Celebrating #Affirming Sunday

June is Pride Month and I’m newly introduced to the upcoming tradition of Affirming Sunday...

May 13, 2023

When Should We Tell Our Loved Ones We Are Unwell? ‘The Wolf at my Door’ Series

{For the beginning of this series, click HERE} When should we tell our loved ones...

May 09, 2023

Why The Slow Work of Transformation Beats Moralism

Transformation beats moralism. But as a young adult, effort was my mantra. And effort, coupled...

May 04, 2023

What Happens When Americans Pray

Recent research shows Americans pray in droves! I don’t know about you, but I am...

May 03, 2023

Why We Are More Like Animals Than Not

She was nose down in dense clover, tail feathers up and wings askew like an...

April 2023

April 26, 2023

How Trust Transforms Where Fear Cannot

On the farm where I live, we have several animals—cows, chickens, turkeys. But foremost in...

April 19, 2023

Just Live Your Little Life: The ‘Wolf at my Door’ Series

{For the beginning of this series, click HERE} In a guestroom, I placed a small...

April 12, 2023

What We Mean When We say “We Believe”

On the surface, this week’s gospel reading at the end of John (John 20:19-31) is...

April 08, 2023

Why Needing People is a Gift

{For the beginning of this series, click HERE} Last week clouds parted and heavenly choirs...

April 05, 2023

When You Walk Slowly: The ‘Wolf at my Door’ Series

{For the beginning of this series, click HERE} A Buddhist friend once shared a technique...

April 01, 2023

The view from my window: The ‘wolf at my door’ series

{Read the beginning of this series HERE} My bed now faces the large window. The large...

March 2023

March 29, 2023

‘The wolf at my door’: Chronic illness and its spiritual dimensions

My chronic-illness crash came the day my husband fell. Three days earlier we’d driven to...

March 21, 2023

‘God is in the Obstacle’: Hope in struggle

There is something archaeological about moving—the artifacts of past lives and forgotten experiences we unearth,...

March 14, 2023

Even the Right Path can lead through Darkness

“The psalmist doesn't try to explain evil. He doesn't try to minimize evil. He simply...

February 2023

February 27, 2023

Acceptance Lets Us Speak Truth in Love

I keep stumbling upon the necessity of social connection. In news stories on children’s mental...

August 2022

August 06, 2022

What I can say wholeheartedly

Let’s start with what I can say with whole heart. The words appear in the...

July 2022

July 20, 2022

Cosmic Flow and the James Webb Telescope

I have this notion I call “cosmic flow” that is a large part of my...

July 11, 2022

A mighty river making things right: On having hope amidst worrying trends

“The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope...

July 11, 2022

Though I walk through the darkest valley: On hearing the personal in sacred texts

In 2015, I experienced a tragic loss. Each morning for weeks, I’d wake at 4:00...

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