Years ago I embarrassed my daughter as only a clergy-parent could by reading, in public, a book about conducting funerals. According to the book, in foregoing traditional rituals, modern Americans
September always feels like the start of a new year. Even though it’s been years since I was in school, I feel like something new should start now! Since church
“How can we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” Psalm 137:4 On March 16, 597 B.C., the world ended. On that day, the armies of Babylon destroyed the
What about us? Why is it that fear inspires, but love does not?
I don’t care who I offend! So claim the dozens of opinionated memes clogging up our social media feeds. But whether the meme gives the truth about a topic or
From Mother Meg The New Year is always a good time to try something new. Jumping the gun, I tried something new last fall, singing in a choir for the
It’s hard. Disagreeing without arguing is hard. Well, duh. Trinity spent an evening discovering this difficulty. Our experience merits some attention. We found two real issues. One of our
Fake news! Lies! Snowflake! Sheep! The Internet has become an ugly place. The accusations are flying, and we all have our reasons for throwing them. Outrageous is maybe the best
I knew it wouldn’t go well. Conversations like this never do. He had called to ask some questions about the Episcopal Church, but he was not your typical church shopper.
There’s a question we don’t get to ask every day! (Read it here, if you missed the sermon.) We preachers are always excited about the possibility of preaching at a
