the stewardship of linen-folds
This is a piece of glass which has been placed between the insulated window panes of a glass window over the sink in the sacristy. Whirling around the sacristy to…
discernment
Discernment and discretion come from the same medieval word, “discretio.” As the church was emerging out of the dark ages and into a season of locked-down authority and hierarchy (from…
The One you seek is behind you.
You have been hiking these woods on the top of this mountain for days now. What do you seek? Whom do you seek? I have seen you go by. So…
Somewhere else instead
Halfway down the stairs is a stair where i sit. there isn't any other stair quite like it. I'm not at the…
The Stewardship of Wonder
Psalm 139 O Lord, You have searched me out and You know. א. לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר יְהֹוָה חֲקַרְתַּנִי וַתֵּדָע: 2. You know my sitting and my rising; You understand how…
naughty can be nice
In Genesis, when Adam and Eve enter the Garden of Pleasantness (Eden) they are in perfection. Nothing is wrong. Everything is provided - which is, of course, the iconography of…
Twisted
The cathedral chapter, Dean, and staff are nestled in a camp and conference center on a mountain in the Rockies called Cathedral Ridge. Being with them is healing. They are, without…
beauty
The clergy are on retreat on a mountain top in the Great Rocky Mountains. At a distance are views which make one's legs go weak. Up close there are…
the stewardship of our thoughts
As summer begins to fade into autumn, and the roses stand as sentries demanding stillness and enjoyment; it is easy to begin to switch gears. I can feel it…
turnings
You think the trumpets are for God and they are. But as you sing your praises to God in heaven, heaven echoes them back to you a thousand fold. The…