The Comforter
One of my favorite names for the Holy Spirit has always been “the Comforter.” Sometimes when I'm sick, or sad, or upset, or frightened, there’s nothing better than curling up on the…read more
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Living Water
Water is such a powerful part of our lives that it has long held meaning for humans on a spiritual as well as physical level. The following sermon was part of a…read more
The Memory of Trees
Humankind’s relationship to trees goes well back into pre-history. Early people might not have had the same knowledge we have about the necessity of trees in our ecosystems, where they exchange carbon…read more
Transfiguration of Us and Creation
The above image is "Transfiguration," by Montana artist Linda McCray On the final Sunday before Lent, we always read the story of the Transfiguration of Christ. This is the end of Epiphany…read more
Fertile Ground
I've often made Advent art with themes of pregnancy, and of nesting, but this is the first one about soil fertility! Beneath the surface of our yards and gardens, forests and parks,…read more
The Web of Life
This summer I've been reading and listening to a lot of John Muir, along with other great thinkers in the area of naturalism, and the relationship between spirituality and nature. Muir's…read more
Renew the Face of the Earth
Easter-tide is a time of both inner and outer renewal, refreshment, and refurbishment. In the northern hemisphere, we observe the physical world around us coming to life, as the days lengthen…read more
The Path of Unknowing
Most of us, when we're young, think we have an idea of the path our life will take. And most of us, by the time we're middle-aged, have realized that things aren't…read more
Branching Out
Epiphany is full of stories of NEW things; wise ones from the east coming to visit the Christ Child, signifying that Jesus has come not only for his own tribe, but for…read more