“And certainly and easily I can see how God might be one rose bud, one white feather in the heron’s enormous slowly opening wing. It’s after that it gets difficult.” So wrote Mary Oliver in her poem “Evening Star” but I would hazard a guess that most of us can agree with that last line, … read
Every fall I practice magical thinking along the lines of, “This year we’ll get to keep summer-length daylight.” And every year about this time, I concede the point and give it up as a lost cause. We’re heading into the very darkest time of the year, the season of overcast, with night that stretches into … read
Being a pastor is a weird thing. People – especially people who don’t do church – have no idea how we spend our days and imagine we have a direct line to God, our trusted counselor and mentor and advisor. I would reckon that every pastor I know has been asked how she or he … read
When have we used our power in a way that honors and cares for others? And when have we been at our worst? Let me hear what you will speak when I turn to You in my heart. . . (Let us hear. . .) In 2010, I had the gift of a sabbatical grant … read