Nov 17, 2014 | Advent, Christmas, Monday Muse, sermon
Less than two weeks until the beginning of Advent. Thanksgiving is around the corner, you’ve had a busy fall in your ministry, and you’re trying not to panic over the Advent sermons series that you intended to plan last week or last month. Need a little...
Jun 2, 2014 | Advent, Christmas, Easter, Epiphany, Lent, Monday Muse, Pentecost
Yesterday, on June 1, my soul gasped and took a breath of fresh air. On June 1, I remembered that life is full of possibility and hope for renewal. On June 1, I knew that I could revel in joy with every minute of the day. Why? Because June 1 — and not only June...
Dec 23, 2013 | books, Christmas, Monday Muse
For the Christmas-weary and the inspiration-drained, for the spiritually overwhelmed and the spiritually skeptical, the simple story of Dance in the Desert is a gift of exquisite imagination and wonder for the post-Christmas season. Madeleine L’Engle’s...
Dec 20, 2013 | Advent, Christmas, faith, scripture
We should be afraid, of course, to be so near to God. We should be startled by the glory of God and the disruption of angels. We should be freaked. out. that God even blinks in our direction, let alone that God dares us to walk a new path just to see what God can do...
Dec 16, 2013 | Christmas, church, Easter, Monday Muse
Today’s “Monday Muse” may be less a muse that inspires worship creativity and more a muse that encourages thoughtfulness and conversation; this reflection is cross-posted on The Huffington Post. For the first time in more than a decade, I am not...
Dec 9, 2013 | Christmas, lament, Monday Muse, theodicy
The second Sunday of Advent has passed. The second candle in the Advent wreath has been lit in the name of peace. The tree has been cut from a hillside of firs or pulled out of storage and assembled in the living room. The Christmas shopping list has been checked and...
