We first spoke in the late fall or early winter of 1979.She was (and is!) a Roman Catholic sister who had just moved to the small community of Hurley, Virginia located in the heart of Appalachia. At that time I was on the staff of church in suburban … [Read more]
A Picture of America
This past weekend my wife and I were in Philadelphia.We were there because I had been asked to officiate at the wedding of our son’s college roommate. As you know, or can imagine, the 24-36 hours around a wedding are a whirlwind of details and … [Read more]
A Place to Practice
Maybe you saw it.About a month ago in the New York Times, David Brooks, the political commentator and Op-ed columnist, wrote about two studies on word usage that have been done using Google’s new database of 5.2 million books published between 1500 … [Read more]
Take It Personnally
I only caught the end of the interview.It was a program about lessons learned from fathers. The person I heard being interviewed told this story:He came home from school one day, and in response to his father’s question about how his day had … [Read more]
A Prayer
We confess, O God, that more often than not our prayers are prayers said on the run. Words whispered in midst of the daily push and pull of life as it is for us. Pushed outwards towards another and also to You. Prayers like…Thank you.O my God!Did you … [Read more]
Almost Summer
I have probably preached this sermon before. But since most of what I write and preach, and most of the passages from the Bible I find myself thinking about as I move through each week are first and foremost my efforts to piece life and world and … [Read more]
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