You hold a baby in your arms and rock her or him, and their fat little face looks up into yours. You look into that sweet face…and wonder. You wonder. You wonder about what she will be when … [Read more...]
God is Manna
Well, preparing for today was humbling and challenging. Last week, inspired by the birth of my grandson, I reached for the intangible. I sought to capture an experience rather than define or … [Read more...]
Quivering Over the Unity of Past-Present-Future
Well, there is nothing to bring on Advent like waiting for a baby to be born, and nothing harder than trying to write a sermon than when your daughter is in labor. Young Declan Miller-Uueda was … [Read more...]
This is personal
This is personal. It turns out that in the age of Amazon and Kindle, 99% of authors must depend upon their own network of friends, family, and colleagues to not only buy their books, but also to … [Read more...]
Spiritual Symmetry
There is a phobia or syndrome whose name I’ve forgotten, in which anxiety is centered in the dread of a human structure collapsing. When looking at a bridge for example, or a tall building, the … [Read more...]
Written on the pages of your life
In spiritual direction there is an exercise – more than that really, a concept – that sometimes helps with tracing the movement of God in one’s life. It is the idea that our lives, our life … [Read more...]
The Bellybutton of the Galaxy
In the year 2002, a young blue star at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, made a sharp and unexpected turn. That star was among a group of stars moving so fast only something … [Read more...]
A Story Full of Characters
The Gospel of Mark is the shortest and most dramatic of the four authorized gospels. Mark is not only the first and earliest of the four gospels, he creates the pattern for the others. But most … [Read more...]
Agnostic Faith
The woman in the red dress “…shook a fist, then opened hands in praise.” (Last line from “Job’s Question on Nevis” by Grace Schulman) As I finished this sermon, closed my computer, and watched … [Read more...]
It’s not about the legality of divorce, it is about the nature of marriage
Those readings from Job and Maya Angelou are juicy and wonderful: “We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy … [Read more...]
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