All Things in Common
In these post-Easter weeks, the lectionary gives us readings from Acts, where we hear about the emergence of the early church, how people...
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A Palm Sunday Story
As we begin the journey of Holy Week, walking the path to the cross with Jesus, I invite you to take a few minutes to imagine yourself...
Dry Bones don't get the last word
I’ve been struck recently about how being human brings with it a fair amount of fear. We are afraid of what we don’t know. We are afraid...
Word Play with Nicodemus
I’ve always loved the complexities of language. The way words have synonyms, double meanings, or carry different connotations for...
Artistic Envy
I wonder if it is impossible for us as human beings to have a relationship of any sort with someone, and not compare ourselves in some...
If only, if only...
There have been many times in my life when I thought that if I had just that one more possession, or was able to go to that place, or do...
What's in a name?
If you had to describe yourself to a stranger, I wonder how you would go about it. Would you tell them what you spend most of your time...
The Story of Light
In the beginning, at the start of everything, the earth was formless and dark. There was nothing but deep, deep blackness. Nothing could...
Through the Wardrobe
Isaiah 2.1-5; Romans 13.11-14; Matthew 24.36-44 In C. S. Lewis' Narnia, time travels at a different pace. When Lucy pushes past the fur...
Autumn
Crisp apple smell with a subtle hint of decay, cool wind, yellow leaves, grass wet with last night's rain. The copper sun is bright and...
Earl Grey
Earl. Noble. Substance and station. Elegance, respect, history. Well-spoken assurance, quietly calming authority. Grey. Not the liquid,...
Would you rather?
Luke 18:9-14 A game that kids like to play is ‘would you rather’. Would you rather be a tiger or a bear? Would you rather eat a slug or a...
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