Dec 1, 2021 | Advent, confession, grace, psalm
Let it be a dream this pain, this disappointment a fleeting memory in the growing light of dawn Let it be a weed that is turned over, turned under to make room for all that is good and growing Let it be set afire so that after the burning cools wisdom remains and...
Oct 18, 2020 | discipleship, prayer, theodicy
You have said to me, “Come,” but you have left me to wander in search of your desired “where.” You have named me, “Blessed,” but you have been unrelenting with every trial on my life. You have said to me, “Be still and...
Sep 3, 2020 | confession, mental health, prayer, vocation
Here I am: lost in the wilderness, chasing sheep and rabbit holes, out of touch with my own spirit and being, but here I am — wherever “here” is. Here I am: unsettled and uncertain, overwhelmed by grief and setback, desperate for meaning from burning...
Sep 8, 2008 | church, justice, scripture, sermon
The following thoughts are adapted (primarily the preface) from a sermon that I preached from Grace’s pulpit. Sometimes a sermon is crafted to deliberately provoke conversation; always such a sermon runs the risk of not adequately engaging the hearers and...
