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Question:  What do a toilet plunger, a coffee mug, and a comfortable chair have in common? Answer: They are holy objects. The chair provides a resting place as I think, reflect, and pray. The insulated coffee mug fits neatly in … Continue reading →

The cold damp wind slices through me. The sky is shades of grey. Dead branches litter the lawn. Brrrr! Bundled in layers of fleece–yet lacking long underwear, hat, and mittens, I am chilled. I look again. New life is everywhere. … Continue reading →

What if on Palm Sunday, everyone came to the parade–not just those alive in the first century but our ancestors and descendants?  What if all the people who have who have experienced Christ’s healing touch, the healers who feel Christ’s presence moving through … Continue reading →

This Christmas Kalanchoe belonged to my aunt, Mary C. Duncan, who died last summer at the age of 97. She was a woman of passion, compassion, fierce determination, curiosity and hospitality.  She wrote a poem about being a plant battered … Continue reading →

I listened as a minister from the Conference Small Church Ministry Team spoke with the Broad Bay Deacons.  I listened as I sensed that something profound has happened and is happening.   Lay leadership is fired up and wants to … Continue reading →

One day, a young monk asked his Abbot, “How can I be sure that I am in God’s presence?” The Abbot replied, “You have as much control over that as you have the power to make the sun rise.” Exasperated, … Continue reading →

A writer tells me the only thing a writer needs is a deadline and a person eager to receive what has been written. And so, I invite those of you who have urged me to create a web site, to … Continue reading →