I have started attending a yoga class with a teacher named Tracye who is part yogi, part motivational speaker/preacher. I’m not sure I always agree…
Recently I found myself in a funk. A bad mood. A bleh. Everything was annoying. Everything was maddening. Everything was the end of the world….
Someone told me yesterday that their boss had a baby last week. My reaction to the news of people having babies used to be, “Oh!…
In the New York area, we are at annual conference, and so I want to share just a few of my thoughts as we begin…
Last week I had a surprisingly intense experience. I was riding the 2 train from Harlem, and a young man got on the train. He…
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…
Dearest Church of the Village Family, I want to write you a somewhat personal note today. As many of you know, I have just returned…
Melissa, the chair of our Blue Ribbon (Visioning) Committee is always using the phrase “Real Talk”. It’s kind of an “Amen”-like feedback phrase that rewards…
As some of you know, one of my Lenten disciplines is to go to a Buddhist meditation group once a week. This week, after meditation,…
