I have a new chair at home, a new old chair. It is not lovely, it is not stylish, it is not a chair I would pick out in a room full of chairs. It is the right size. It is the right feel. It is more … [Read more...]
The entire sky reflected in the dew
Good evening. “The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dew drop on the grass.” Dogen, Buddhist monk (1200 CE) I love that image, I love that idea. It is an idea that can be found … [Read more...]
I have a secret
Good morning. I have a secret and like all secrets, it is a great burden to me. But let me back up. We all know well, that all “Christians” and all “Church” get lumped together with all the stuff … [Read more...]
The Myth of ‘Balance’
Texts for Preaching Staying the course is not a straight line I am told that the automatic pilot in an airplane does not work by locking onto a course and sticking to it. Instead, it steers back and … [Read more...]
Gratitude: It’s not magic but it is medicinal
Have you ever been without gratitude? It is not a pleasant thought or memory, to be sure, but if you have known such a time, conjure it back and remember what that was like. Perhaps it was a … [Read more...]
‘Star’ or stardust?
Good Evening. That Pygmy prayer reminds me of an account I read about a member of the Pygmy tribe who encountered the Savannah for the first time as a twenty-something year old man. It is difficult … [Read more...]
Why are you so damn needy?
Delivered at Trinity Church Buffalo February 5, 2012 Text: Isaiah 40:21-31; Mark 1:29-39; and, an excerpt from "Listening to your life" by Frederick Buechner I am going to start out in lecture mode … [Read more...]
A million years of crying…until you’ve realized the art of dying
Trinity@7: An encounter with God without all the religion Trinity Church Buffalo, January 22, 2012 Text: George Harrison’s Death I had the privilege of attending a death this week. That may seem like … [Read more...]
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