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...

Oh, it's a new year, beloveds and I am trying to be grateful for it all. Bruce and I are in the midst of a time of really deep resting. ...

Merry Christmas! This year in the United States holiday travel was upended by multiple winter weather events and the cascading snafus...

Most cultures and religions find meaning in the solstices; those days when the light begins to either shorten or lengthen. Yesterday,...

Advent invites us into circular thinking around time. Scripture readings are of the apocalyptic variety, which means they are more about...

When this post appears in this space on this Monday morning, Bruce and I will actually be half a world away, on an airplane (if you know...

A friend recently recommended the new holiday film Spirited to me. Bruce and I watched it over the weekend and we were delighted by this...

This season, or rather, this group of seasons, (Advent-Christmas-Epiphany) is what fills my spirit up. Not in that jolly,...

When I was a parish pastor I used to send my parishioners an email as the week began; I called it Monday Morning Musing because who...

This year my Beloved and I will be traveling more than usual over the holiday season. It is the first after the death of his mother in...

September 6, 2021 Columbus, OH It's the unofficial end of summer. Labor Day once was the time when we put away our white shoes and our...

August 30, 2021 Columbus, Ohio The last few weeks, or maybe most of August, we've endured typical midwestern summer weather. Hot, humid...