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May 2013

May 09, 2013

A Former Member Asks the Minister for a Favor

She says her family shuns her. She says it has something to do with God....

April 2013

April 20, 2013

SHINE

love is the voice under all silences; the hope which has no opposite in fear;...

April 12, 2013

Help: We All Need Somebody, Sometime

I have learned a thing or two about asking for help these past two weeks....

April 05, 2013

A is for…Afebrile.

I was braced for a strange and challenging week with my partner out-of-state for a...

March 2013

March 30, 2013

There Is No Failure But Not To Try

We do not have to wait until we are perfect to practice our faith. While...

March 23, 2013

Suprised by Joy: the Gift of Forgiveness

“Forgiveness can begin the moment we accept that the past cannot be changed.” These words,...

March 09, 2013

…born and re-born again

“Love, yes, love your calling, for this holy and generous love will impart strength to...

March 05, 2013

Waiting for Snow in Carlisle

Today, I carpooled to a daylong meeting with several colleagues. As we rode back toward...

January 2013

January 20, 2013

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, I...

January 02, 2013

Happy New Year!

The New Year is, of course, traditionally the time for making resolutions. Consequently, January 2nd...

December 2012

December 30, 2012

What a Day for a Daydream!

It turns out I’m not as good at daydreaming as I used to be. When...

December 28, 2012

Love & Grief: Two Sides of the Same Coin

One night as the on-call hospital chaplain, I witnessed the end of three marriages, each...

December 24, 2012

For So the Children Come

For each child that’s born A morning star rises and sings to the universe who...

December 15, 2012

The Day After Newtown: Finding Our Way

And so we wake up the morning after, and it wasn’t a dream. The children...

November 2012

November 04, 2012

How to Vote as an Act of Prayer

We’d love to cast a vote for compassion, freedom, justice. But they’re not on the...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

What God Intends

Let’s be fair, here. I’m sure that Richard Mourdock did not in any way mean...

October 21, 2012

Fireworks

Truth be told, I don’t feel like writing a blog this morning. I just feel...

September 2012

September 04, 2012

Run for Your Life!

I have always been fairly athletic, and I enjoy playing a good game that gets...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

Hating Hateful Haters

Last week, advertisements began appearing at commuter train stations in the county where I live...

August 21, 2012

The Mean Season

Like many of you, I am already bemoaning the tone and tenor of the Presidential...

August 05, 2012

August: The Year’s Midlife Crisis

I think August is the midlife...

July 2012

July 07, 2012

Going to the Movies

“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

The New Face of Courage

Courage comes in many forms and it wears many faces. We often think of those...

June 19, 2012

Saying Goodbye

A few years ago, a member of my congregation with a background in science asked...

June 18, 2012

Through the Roof

There’s a transformational story in the fifth chapter of Luke (verses 17-26). Jesus is teaching...