I have been pondering this quote lately: What is the test that you have indeed undergone this holy birth? Listen carefully. If this birth has truly taken place within you, then every single creature points you toward God. (Meister Eckhart, 1260-1328) This is different than how Christians of late have been instructed to test if […]

I have been - like most of us - thinking about the political climate in our country and bemoaning the lack of civility, the name-calling, the lies. I yearn for the day of honest policy disagreement, of debates of substance, of politicians of honor and integrity. Sigh … I think about populism and how it […]

Almost two years ago when a couple young friends asked me to officiate their wedding, I knew it was time for me to do some serious work. I needed to lean into the experience and knowledge of those who had gone before me, who had paved the way, who had done the work, who understood […]

I have been thinking lately about how humans use the Bible - the ancient, timeless text meant to teach us about God's redemptive plan for the universe, culminating in the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus, the Christ. I have been thinking about how we use the Bible as a weapon. I am getting […]

I wanted to say something on this important national holiday; a piercing quote, a thoughtful word. But first, I decided to do some reading, to refresh my mind about the life and legacy of this man. I was struck by an excerpt from a book called The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of […]

The young man in a hoodie, bundled up against the cold, waiting at the corner for the bus that picks him up before dawn for the long, winding ride across town to the school farthest from his home; a two-hour daily commute. The little girls huddled together for warmth on the playground as the autumn […]