Lots of people are doing out with the old, in with the new posts. top ten lists. best of’s. I have been so busy that I don’t have the time or energy to really think about something that witty or profound. But one person did have this question posted on twitter on New Years Eve: …
Epiphany through the eyes of a servant girl
I have come here today to tell you a story. It’s a story that you think you know… but you don’t. You have only caught a glimpse of the truth. You have a version that has been changed and adapted and sanitized through time. But it’s not the real story… I have come here today to…
The valley of the shadow of death…
Holy God, You sure do have a sense of humor. The week that was supposed to be quiet so that I could procrastinate and finish editing my ordination paperwork has turned into chaos. This season of birth and life has become a time of remembrance and mourning for many families as they say goodbye to…
Clothing Ourselves…
This season is always interesting when you preach from the lectionary – the three year cycle of readings – because we seem to be doing a time warp. Just two days ago, we celebrated the birth of Christ, and here we are in the midst of the Christmas season – but then we jump ahead…
Quiet Christmas Morning
This has been a really difficult Advent and Christmas season for me. It is the time of light and hope and joy and peace, but I’m not quite there yet. I want to be there. I long for the coming of true light and true hope-filled promises and true joy and true peace. I guess I…
Praying for Peace
I’ve been thinking a lot about peace lately. I’ve been praying a lot FOR peace lately. While this isn’t a family that is facing conflict – many of you know that there is conflict in my family. I am wrestling with the distractions that it brings and must admit that there are days it is…
Payne Family Christmas
I don’t normally watch “the House of Payne.” It isn’t something that crosses my radar and when I see it in the guide, I never think to stop and watch. In fact, I never just flip through the channels, I look at the guide on our dish and chose my television shows accordingly. But this…
the one we are waiting for
A couple of weeks ago, our president spoke before the nation and an audience at West Point to announce a surge in military personnel in Afghanistan. This on the heels of being named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. And only a week before Barack Obama accepted the prize in Oslo. The two are in so many…