It is not Monday – it is Saturday morning as I write this reflection for you who so generously give of your time to read what is shared...

Today the Church remembers the Annunciation – when Gabriel came to Mary to bring the news that she had been chosen to bear the son of...

Last week I took what basically amounted to a little over 24 hours just for myself.  When I type that out in a sentence, it even looks...

I have a story to share this morning that is still so fresh and new and tender that to share it almost feels too early.  I’ve been...

My heart and spirit are so full this morning after having all of our children and grandchildren together for the weekend.  These are such...

On Wednesday, the Church begins the season of Lent, the 40 days (not including Sundays) that lead us to the Feast of the Resurrection. ...

In the world of coincidences/the body remembers what the mind forgets/the Holy Spirit is onery....my photo memories told me that the...

Today, Sunday, was a significant day in the life of the congregation I serve as Senior Pastor.  By an overwhelming vote, we affirmed that...

Last night, after a very long workday, my Beloved and I sat down to watch the 50th Anniversary special of Saturday Night Live.  On...

Just when I think it can't get any stranger, my phone will ping with breaking news. Last night, that news was that the current...

First, a joyous update:  Our grandson, Finnley Dylan Martin, did indeed make his entrance into the world last Monday.  Weighing in at...

I have all sorts of emotions around this day, and maybe you do as well. I am giving thanks for the life and witness of the Rev. Dr....

The attention of the nation has been riveted on the fires that are devouring entire sections of Los Angeles County. We have watched as...

I remember that in 2021, while we watched democracy under attack in ways that seemed, at that time, unfathomable, it occurred to me that...

I was up before everyone else this morning, nudged out of bed, I suppose, by the momentum of late Advent.  I wasn’t aware until it was...

This is not a morning musing because we are the happy grandparents of a girl who is spending a few days with us while her parents prepare...

For those who mark time in this season, yesterday was the Second Sunday of Advent. Even as the darkness continues to arrive earlier and...

A dozen years ago the congregation where I was serving welcomed a new intern. Inge was the first of several interns I was lucky enough...

Last week I took three days off from my work and I mostly kept that time as what it was intended to be....rest and renwal. The timing...