episcopalian

  • God is At Work – Will We Join In?

    One of the easiest ways in which I connect with God is through nature, and I love when I can be with those I love out in God’s beauty. One of the best things about exploring nature with others is… Continue reading

    God is At Work – Will We Join In?
  • Pokeweed and the Kingdom of God

    This sermon can be listened to here. One of the most powerful things I have ever seen in my life was watching Tibetan Buddhist Monks slowly tap colored sand out to paint a giant ten-foot by ten-foot mandala at the… Continue reading

    Pokeweed and the Kingdom of God
  • Do Not Loose Heart

    In the south rose window of the Chartres Cathedral in France about 60 miles from Paris, there is a particularly unique depiction of the writers of the four Gospels from the early 13th Century. Below the giant circle rose window… Continue reading

    Do Not Loose Heart
  • Baptized for the Boring

    Like many of my stories, this one is set in a hospital in West Texas, it was a day before I hit a snag in my ordination process, and a patient, not three years older than me at the time… Continue reading

    Baptized for the Boring
  • Psalm 46: Be Still and Know

    As I write this, I am sipping dye in wait for a large machine to tell me to be still and to hold my breath while I get yet another CT scan. It’s time, of course. Even though Not Cancer… Continue reading

    Psalm 46: Be Still and Know
  • Psalm 35: O Lord, do not be silent!

    Many times bravery and danger are two sides of the coin. This evening’s psalm is both. Psalm 35 is a desperate plea from someone so excluded that he, in a prayer to God, paints the scenario with war-like imagery. At… Continue reading

    Psalm 35: O Lord, do not be silent!