I write to listen.
In reading, may you feel heard in a way that helps you name your passions, quandaries, and convictions on the faith journey.
Ministry as a Layperson: A Confession and Reflection
The Call Around age 11, I heard the call. No burning bush spoke my name, and no seraphim in the sanctuary sang, “Holy, holy, holy.” Nor did a face appear with a booming voice surrounded by smoke like the Wizard of Oz. The call came through scattered experiences pulled...
Power to the Sheeple: Sermon on John 10:1-10 & RCL Readings
Nietzsche versus the Sheeple Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5). My apologies: That Beatitude does not appear in the lectionary readings for today. On the other hand, it saturates today’s lectionary readings. Let us take...
The Authenticity of Birds (poem)
Birds do not deceive: They hungrily fly from limbs to feeders and back until, God- knows-why, they glide sunward and bank past trees to some interesting morsel or perch out of sight. Birds sing. Even hidden, they hide nothing except, perhaps, their death. No agendas....
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