Rituals of This Day: Blessing for the Congregation

I stand before you, in the fullness of this church, in the presence of this....


Rituals of This Day: Dissolving the Co-Ministry

This ritual was developed to mark the end of a two-year co-ministry which took....


Picking the Proper Tour Guide for Good-Byes and Hellos

It is the last week of serving “my” little church. Of course, it has never....


New Same Grief

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TeYHDrbu4E&feature=youtu.be Here is a....


interlude a la blog

My last post was the third of...not sure how many.  At the time, I thought....


"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not the fish they are after" – Thoreau

Here is the latest blog post from my college friend, Mark Green, whose brave....


Open Adoption: Wounds or Scars? Blogging or Poetry?

Being an adoptive parent has been a huge part of my identity and source of my....


In Search of CEU's: Portion Size and a Day Misspent

I spent much of today at a mediocre workshop.Mediocre?  How mediocre?  It was....


Scoundrels, Patriotism, and No Skin in the Game

Wounded veteran honored.   When I look at my newsfeed and google search, this....


Learning to Drive & Everyday Ethics

One of the things I say to newly separated or divorced parents who are....