For the Love of Children and Young People
Jun 23, 2017
"Let the [young people] come to me," Jesus told his disciples, "and do not hinder them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs." (Luke 18:16)I have thought of that verse often as we have set out to re-shape and re-staff the...
Making Our Mark
Jun 15, 2017
On the island of Hispanola near the Haitian border, a team of professors and physicians waited in a grass hut by an airstrip for their plane to be prepared for a flight to Miami. As the passengers were boarding, a poor peasant woman approached...
A Surprising Spirit
Jun 08, 2017
Anticipation of summer brings memories of summers past. Two years ago on the Sunday of Pentecost, a seven-year old had her mother ask me when we would sing, "Wind, Wind" again. She remembered the constant repetition of a few songs at the...
Living an Inspired Life
Jun 01, 2017
Several years ago a "charismatic" neighbor introduced herself as having been baptized by the Holy Spirit. "That makes two of us," I said. She was excited until she learned I am an Episcopal priest (which immediately cast doubts in her mind about...
Making the Most of Change
May 25, 2017
Maybe you already know that the word "apocalypse" means "an unfolding revelation," as in those periods of living when we look at our landscape that has become familiar and for the first time, or for another time, suddenly see it differently...