Look to the Heavens
For all of history, humans have looked to the heavens, as well as to the natural world around us, for signs pointing to the Divine. In our Christian tradition we especially…read more
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Woven Together in the Depths of the Earth
I will thank You because I am marvelously made; Your works are wonderful, and I know it well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was being made in…read more
Sometimes the Road is Rough
In the season of Lent, we acknowledge that our path through life is sometimes straight and sometimes winding; sometimes smooth and sometimes rocky. We are bound to encounter opposition, anger, disappointment, loss…read more
That’s How the Light Gets In!
It is no accident that Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, and Hanukkah are clustered around the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere (and even Diwali is close by.) This is the time of year…read more
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
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 "La Transfiguracion" by Argentinian artist Nerina Canzi. On the final Sunday before Lent, we always read the story of the Transfiguration of Christ. This is the end of…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