Mad (Libs) for God

I’ll never forget how excited I was the first time I saw a t-shirt that outlines Robin Williams’s reasons why it is “great to be an Episcopalian.” Number nine on the list of… Continue reading

Prayer Modes: Cultivating a Prayerful Life

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Veterans Day 2015 – Thank you for your sacrifice.

My mother joined the Navy when I was 8 years old and after my parents divorced, and she served in the Navy for 16 years. I was reared by my father, and I… Continue reading

Keep Awake

Advent has begun, and the message for the day is “Keep Awake.”  I am uncomfortable with the idea of the virgin birth, with Jesus at the right hand of the Father and with… Continue reading

Teacher not Savior

Inspired by Joan While I am surprised it has taken this long, it also seems rather sudden that I am now (finally/already) deciding on seminary.  William Faulkner once said, “I never know what I… Continue reading

Happy Gravy Days!

I am thankful for the view this morning out my bedroom window.

Grit and Gravy

It feels like I grew up on grits, but I really only got them when I was lucky.  I don’t remember many folks in my house enjoying the Southern staple; however, my great-grandmother… Continue reading

A Talisman

“All that you have is your soul.” ~ Tracy Chapman