Aug 24, 2018 | Personal Blog
I saw God yesterday. I was sitting at a picnic table when it happened, eating a tikki masala chicken taco with a bunch of women ministers. We sat there together in the sunshine, and as a random yellow jacket buzzed around and teams of cicadas chirped at each other...
Aug 9, 2018 | Children's Sermon
Good morning, girls and boys. I brought a book to share with you today that I bet you haven’t seen in a long time because this one is for little, little kids- though when I read it this week, I thought that maybe it’s for everybody! It’s called The...
Mar 23, 2018 | Personal Blog
I’m sorry, Sassy the Raccoon, for bursting out in laughter at your unfortunate predicament. I looked all over your enclosure for you, not to ogle, I promise, but to cheer you on and raise a paw of support! As a woman in my early fifties, I feel your pain. I...
Jan 30, 2018 | Personal Blog
I love this photo. I took it outside a church in Bethlehem in Palestine last April, and it reminds me that God is God of all people, not just ones that write like we do and talk like we do and live like we do. It also reminds me that there are hurting people...
Feb 1, 2017 | Personal Blog
“You nervous?” Todd asked me, handing me my wetsuit. “Nervous? Why should I be nervous?” I asked. I’d gone whitewater rafting several times before and it was no big deal. Besides, I’d grown up around water- if spending lazy summers...