Water Fountain
We all need water, we all feel thirst, we all need a cup of water in moments of exertion or heat. As our physical beings are 80% water, there seems to be almost a spiritual connection. We float in our …
The Finite Gift of Life
I have learned two things (okay, many things, but I will only reference two.) on my doctoral journey. 1) Academic writing is not for the faint of heart. My typical sermon manuscripts are codified oral documents. Frequently there are only …
Live Ourselves into New Ways of Thinking
“We don’t think ourselves into new ways of living. We live ourselves into new ways of thinking.” I love this quote from Fr. Richard Rohr, the Franciscan friar who founded the Center for Action and Contemplation in New Mexico. When …
Love Goes Beyond February
Valentine’s Day is that one day of the year when we are supposed to say I love you to people who are important in our lives. I remember being in third grade and giving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Valentine’s cards …
Part of the Family
Happy Valentines Day! Tis the season of romance, proposals and heartbreak, special nights out, flowers, and boxes of chocolates. It’s a holiday that divides those belonging to a couple from those who do not belong to a couple with great …
Humanity Is Community
“Every child is an asset. Every adult is an asset builder.” -Dr. Owen Cardwell Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, January 21, 2019 This weekend I officiated a celebration of life service for a twenty-two-year-old who lost her battle with addiction …
Just a Reminder: You Are So Much More
For a while, it was a goal of mine to have a huge personal library with hundreds or thousands of books. Then, I moved a few times and had to pack up all those books that adorned my shelves and …
Prayer for the Semester
So, what to write at the beginning of the semester… Should it be a pep talk? A coach-type incitement to have the best semester of your life? Should it be a new year’s message about returning to campus with new …
A Time for Hope
This week’s snow has complicated the end of the semester. Students, faculty and staff scramble to make adjustments, finding new ways to do the work that needs doing. Hopes of a smooth end to the semester are replaced by dogged …
Season of Snowballs and Stories
This is the final week of classes and final exams begin next week (what kind of crazy is that?). Everything is quickly winding up; there does not seem to be a free moment anywhere in the schedule, and questions seem …