Oct 15, 2012 | church, images of God, lament
I’m tired of reading bad ordination papers: twelve to twenty pages of poorly-written, theologically-thin, unimaginative discourse, intended to represent a ministerial candidate’s breadth of preparedness and depth of spiritual formation but more frequently...
Oct 5, 2012 | church, communion, healing, prayer, scripture, sermon
Before we read Mark 9:38-50, let’s reflect on this reading from James: “Are any among you suffering? You should pray. Are any cheerful? You should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? You should gather with the elders and pray over them. The...
Oct 4, 2012 | blessing, nature, prayer
I stretch my arms wide — wider still, opening my spine — feel my feet reaching their roots into the rocky ground beneath, breathe in Adirondack mountain air on the edge of this valley, and invite the spectacle to embrace me with its holy life. If beauty...