Dear People of Christ Church, As we continue to unfold ourselves, both personally and culturally, from the grief of the violence in Orlando last week, I wanted to share instead of more words, more prayers. Others have offered wonderful words
Dear People of Christ Church, When in my sermon on Sunday I talked about the place of fear in American culture, about the latest shooting in Colorado when a gunman murdered three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic, I did
Dear People of Christ Church, This week I’m excited to be planning for an action-packed week ahead, with some very odd juxtapositions. On Sunday we’ll have our annual St Francis Day blessing of the animals at the 10am service—worshippers of
Dear People of Christ Church, This Sunday, we’ll hear the story of David and Goliath, a story we all know by heart. David, so young and so small he couldn’t even move trying to wear armor, hit Goliath in the
Dear People of Christ Church, This week, I’ve been praying around sin—appropriate enough for Lent, of course—but in particular around criminal justice as well. The Tsarnaev trial, of course, is impossible to ignore, and on Tuesday I was also drawn
Dear People of Christ Church, Blessings on this week of Epiphany! This year through both Advent and Christmas I’ve continually felt drawn toward the multiplicity of our narratives—from Matthew to Mark to Luke to John, the church has long told
Dear people of Christ Church, This week, I’m praying for the Middle East, for listening there and listening everywhere. Wednesday’s Daily Office reading had the story of Jesus weeping for Jerusalem, which felt particularly poignant given the heightening of conflict
