When I graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1998, my parents gave me a trip to Israel as a graduation gift. It was amazing. I saw the places I’d studied, walked the roads that Jesus walked. Jerusalem was beautiful, rich…
When I graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1998, my parents gave me a trip to Israel as a graduation gift. It was amazing. I saw the places I’d studied, walked the roads that Jesus walked. Jerusalem was beautiful, rich…
From the time Zoom was very tiny, I have always talked to him. Full conversations and explanations. As a baby, he’d listen intently, and smile, coo, react in gibberish. But it didn’t matter to me. This was all still quality…
Our upcoming retreat’s theme is “Big Love” and as often happens, I find myself with about a million ideas running through my head as we plan for the big day. And, inevitably, not every idea that pops up gets used…
I’m busy working on a report for the advisory board I’m on, and posted a couple of questions on Facebook. What are your thoughts about religion in today’s society? How has technology changed how you interact with your church or…
In Exodus, when Moses is leading the Isrealites out of Egypt there is that famous stand off as they reach the Red Sea. With the Egyptians behind them, and the water stretch out before them, many of the Israelites argue…
The next retreat I’ll be working on is in August. Right now, we’re talking about a topic that will cover the “Orientation, Disorientation, and Reorientation” that happens somewhere mid-life for so many of us. I think there’s often a set…
In the celebrating, there is unity. In our restoration, we are family. Happy Easter dear friends 🙂
Good Friday is an amazing day, a terrifying day, and a day full of conversion. Somewhere along my own faith journey I became obsessed with the verse “Father, Father, why have you forsaken me?” When I started at Yale Divinity…
This last weekend, at our retreat, we created a modern twist on the Stations of the Cross. Late on Thursday we realized that it would be too rainy to plan on using the outdoor stations of the cross at our…