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January 30, 2025
This afternoon, I share a reflection written by a co-sojourner. I found it inspiring and wise at...
January 20, 2025
It's been a while since I've posted. I pray you are all well. Since I've written, we've...
November 22, 2024
This prayer was shared by Nadia Bolz-Weber today. I share her sentiments here. Perhaps you do,...
October 9, 2024
Two people I care about are grieving today. They both live near to me. On this crisp morning, I...
September 19, 2024
From Cole Arthur Riley's, This Here Flesh. The ongoing news out of Springfield, Ohio has me...
September 17, 2024
Good morning! I may have shared this morning prayer before. It's worth sharing again. It's...
September 6, 2024
Sometimes our son, who is now a father of two, apologizes for acting in certain ways as a younger...
August 13, 2024
Cole Authur Riley, in Black Liturgies, uses language in her prayers, poems, and meditations for...
August 6, 2024
Romans13:8-14 My dad was an early riser. It seemed to be in his DNA. He liked to be at the...
July 20, 2024
As I do occasionally, I'm sharing a meditation by Steve Garnaas-Holmes. His words remind me of...
July 9, 2024
Dear friends, It's been over two months since I've written here. I won't go into all the...
May 2, 2024
Caminando. Caminando. It means walking, walking in Spanish. I'll be doing a lot of that soon....
April 23, 2024
When I Am Among the Trees by Mary Oliver When I am among the trees,especially the willows and...
April 12, 2024
John 12:24: Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it...
March 28, 2024
Diana Butler Bass has preached a Maundy Thursday sermon in which she makes the point that though...
March 24, 2024
Has it really been a month since I wrote last? Hard to believe. Maybe time is flying by for you...
February 27, 2024
I'm weary of violence against women. A few nights ago after watching yet another news story about...
February 17, 2024
This morning I'm sharing a familiar prayer of confession. The first time I remember praying it...
February 15, 2024
A friend of mine shared this lovely thought yesterday, on Ash Wednesday: I mean no disrespect....
February 10, 2024
I'm falling in love with another book. This one is called Nourishing Narratives, by Jennifer...