Hummingbird: A True Story in Two Parts (I)

Part I: Wide Open Before the Animal Blessing worship began, before we....


A Litany of Blessings (for Tori Jameson)

(At my current seminary, Andover Newton Theological School, it is tradition....


Prayer for This Day – May 3, 2015

For church this morning at First Parish Church of Groton, I wrote the pastoral....


Prayer of Gratitude & Despair: Earth Day

Hear these words of thanksgiving and of lament. Ours be a prayer of....


Upon Acquisition of Even More Technology (prayer)

I am hardly a Luddite. Yes, I raised my children without cable and without....


For Someone in Deep Pain Who Does Not Yet Pray (prayer)

Let me begin by setting aside my skepticism, my sarcasm, my doubt, my....


Prayer on the 50th Anniversary of Selma

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Choosing Open Eyes (sermon)

This sermon was delivered on February 22, 2015 at First Parish Church of....


Post-Colonial Dinner Theater: An Attempt to Restore Erased Dignity

It was supposed to be a pinnacle evening. I must say, a pinnacle among....


Let's not Just Make Noise, Let's Make a Difference: On the Night of No Indictment of Darren Wilson

I am supposed to be moved to write something, or say something, or craft some....