Where We Will Be

Apr 16, 2026 | writing

Why is it, O sea, that you flee? O river, that you turn back? O mountains, that you skip like rams? Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Almighty, who melts rocks into water. – Psalm 114:5-8 (adapted)  Of the many wonders of Artemis II’s mission, one was its...

Many Miracles

Jun 8, 2025 | Pentecost, writing

The crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard [the disciples] speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? … [Yet] in our own languages we hear them speaking about...

Reminders

Mar 26, 2025 | writing

“When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between [me] and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” – Genesis 9:16 (NRSV) The world needs more reminders.  Guns need not just one safety lock but five...

Face to Face

Nov 12, 2019 | images of God, writing

Although I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink; instead I hope to come to you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete. – 2 John 1:12 (NRSV) I love the written word. Love the written word. Some of my favorite...

Prayer

Mar 31, 2017 | Lent, prayer, writing

It’s not even a prayer, O Wild Whisper. It’s merely words strung together, bumbles of syllables and sounds, mutterings and half-finished thoughts, vain longings and (when I’m not careful) a snippet of heart truths that I prefer to keep to myself. I...

Sacred Habits

Feb 14, 2017 | books, review, writing

In addition to my experience of Carol Howard Merritt’s new book, Healing Spiritual Wounds, as part of a larger conversation on Church & faith in the 21st century, recently new to the same conversation is a collection of essays entitled Sacred Habits: The...

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