Somehow, I’ve gotten behind/lost/twisted in my daily offerings of gratitude. This annual Eastertide practice has been complicated by...

At the last minute we decided to spend this afternoon/overnight at a spot we’d long thought looked like fun. The Vintages, in Dayton OR,...

Today it felt as though we turned a corner, literally and figuratively, when we landed in Mt. Shasta, California. Located not far from...

We stopped for the day in Monterey, California, which is a new city for both of us. Our mid-afternoon arrival meant that we could check...

What are you afraid of? I'm afraid of vampires, in particular Barnabas Collins of Dark Shadows...or at least I was as a young child. ...

Fifty Days of Gratitude: Eastertide 2023 The Feast of the Resurrection 4.9.2023 Every year, as a spiritual discipline, I embark on a...

I missed posting anything last week because, well, because I was juggling the myriad of emotions that come with leaving a place of...

This morning when we awoke, winter was breathing her last icy breaths....the chill of fog appearing with each exhale. And, then, just...

We are in the beautiful, rainy Pacific Northwest for our son and daughter in love's baby shower. Our first grandchild is due at the end...

There is a shop down the way whose owner loves old clocks. As you might imagine, then, the shop is filled with them. There are majestic...

The weather is not playing nicely. This week, in Columbus, we've seen everything from 72 degrees to 28 degrees. Bruce keeps putting our...

Revive Us Again: Transfiguration and the Asbury University Revival Growing up in the American South, it’s no surprise that revivals were...

Ah, it's Valentine's Day this week and the popular culture will again celebrate with those who are lucky in love and remind those who...

That was a lot to fit into a title, I know. But I've been thinking today about it being Black History Month and how a month seems too...

It's true that the Church (big C) has its own language, a shorthand if you will, based in antiquity and faith. Some of those words are...

Last week I heard a sermon that has stayed with me. This isn't always the case, even when I'm the one preaching! In this sermon, Bishop...

One of the hardest things about leaving a congregation I've loved is hearing news of deaths. So many amazing, fierce, strong, funny,...

January 9, 2023 Columbus, OH I can’t remember when I first knew of the poet Maggie Smith (not the actress, who I absolutely think is also...