Today marks the fourth anniversary of my resignation from a church I loved and served for more than two decades. I resigned because I chose to officiate the wedding of two very dear friends of mine, both women. This choice, made after months of wrestling, placed me at odds with church leadership. Each year on […]

A big, beautiful spider has set up her home outside my kitchen window. I have grown attached to her presence and greet her each morning, watching her work or sleep while I take my first few sips of coffee. For those who hate spiders, I see you. But she is where she belongs (outside) and […]

I came across a bit of writing in a newsletter this morning and was so touched by it, and wanted to share it with you. The premise of the quote feels like a strong bulwark against all the LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE NOW, BECOME A NEW PERSON IN 30 DAYS, LEVEL UP!, MAKE YOUR LIFE […]

It is amazing to me how Jesus is being used to justify the exact behaviors he preached so vociferously against. The one who declared that loving our neighbors as ourselves is God's very heartbeat is being used to justify hatred of the most vulnerable. The one who pushed the religious elite of his day to […]

I love listening to broken people talk about God. There is no moralizing, no pontificating, no fake humility about how they are just so blessed. Just. So. Blessed. Give me a good alcoholic who has to try every day to stay on the wagon, give me someone who has had their heart broken once or […]

Author, psychologist and meditation teacher Tara Brach said: "Attention is the greatest form of love." Ponder this with me: In our attention economy where bots and algorithms and influencers and corporations and everyone and their brother is trying to capture our attention, what does it mean that attention is the greatest form of love? Who […]