I have been having conversations with some parishioners and friends recently about self-worth. Last week, I was in a conversation in which someone told us…
I have heard it said that becoming a parent radically changes your perspective on life. I have found that to be absolutely true. It began…
Over the last two weekends, people have thrown us baby showers. This was an unexpected development. Separated from our families and many of our close…
The first Sunday after Three Kings is always Baptism of the Lord, when we remember the day Jesus walked into the waters with John the…
I was a really scared little kid. The time of the day that was always most terrifying for me was bedtime. I hated going to…
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? I Corinthians 3:16 Yesterday morning, I read a blog…
After my dad died, someone in my life suggested I read a book called On Grief and Grieving. I was reading a few days ago…
As I grieve the death of my father, I find myself searching for moments of comfort in the scriptures and in my own life. And…
My dad turned 88 this year, and, as some of you have done, I have spent the last few years educating myself about nursing homes,…
People are often really surprised to find out that I’m a pastor. Sometimes they ask me how old I am, and then their eyes get…
