moving closer
The context of the story of the bridesmaids waiting for the coming of the bridegroom is a provocative image for these first three days of Holy Week which is why…
gouges
Prayer does't just wash over one in a hallmark-greeting-card sort of way. Prayer will actually change the topography of one's being. It would be easy to say that it changes…
limiting beliefs
There is life in the desert. It is hard to face one's preconceptions of a place or a people or a person or a liturgy or a musical style or…
desert places
A retreat, done well, can be a time of deep reflection, observation and integration. And one in a desert can be grounding. As I think back on the retreats I…
play
What I know of playfulness came from living in an elephant camp in Thailand. After a three hour time of testing, one of the elephants chose me. That elephant, which…
a grumpy day
This is one of the carved faces on the cathedral. It marks one of the door portals and it always seems to be a grumpy image when I walk…
letters
Jesus came to us as the Word. I find that provocative. Why the Word? Clearly Jesus was a human and yet Jesus is frequently referred to as the Word. Not…
sabbath as moment
In the glow of the Epiphany, light still intrigues and warms me. And light through windows especially calls me to attention, as does the full moon which right now…
focus
This icon is of Anthony of Egypt. It was written for me by a monk in Greece with whom I maintained a lively conversation about theology and monastic…
focus
This icon is of Anthony of Egypt. It was written for me by a monk in Greece with whom I maintained a lively conversation about theology and monastic…