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…
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…
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…
In my final year at Yale Divinity School, I was named the Community Life Coordinator. It was a cool job, and it meant I oversaw all of the other clubs and committees, helped with budgets for those groups, planned parties,…
Hi friends! Last week I had a couple of days off, and took a trip over to Oakland to visit the Cathedral of Christ the Light. The outside of the building is wrapped in glass, and sits near Lake Merritt.…
Our next retreat is this Saturday and our focus is “God’s Love: Learning to See with New Eyes.” The idea came to me when I saw how Zoom reacted to my Mom giving him an old toy that I had…
In addition to being a very good sitter, Zoom is a generous kisser. It started when he was quite young (as if he’s “old” now); you’d ask for a kiss and you’d get a sloppy lick on the cheek. Now,…
Nothing in this world could have prepared me for what it would be like to carry little Zoom. For me, pregnancy was a beautiful spiritual dance. Two souls sharing the same space, the same life, the same energy for a…