Words from Washington

I went to a Pampered Chef party on Saturday afternoon. The event was actually a bridal shower for my friend, Jenni, who is getting married ...

A barrier has been removed this week. The gate blocking one of the entrances to the church has been taken down. Look at how different thi...

I included as part of my devotional time this morning a prayer book by Ted Loder called, " Guerrillas of Grace ." A particular pra...

As we get closer to the scheduled demolition of two of our buildings at Mount Vernon Place, there are new signs and walls emerging all throu...

I am in Florida this week, enjoying a few days of vacation in Sarasota. The friends with whom I am staying have this amazing plant by the po...

It's election day, and I am eagerly waiting for the returns to find out who will be the new mayor of Washington. It is my first electio...

This weekend, I had the opportunity to see many of my friends from Duke Divinity School at a b oard meeting in Charlotte. The people I gath...

I tried something new this week and saved $30 in the process. I visited the Aveda Institute located a few blocks from the church, on the se...

The date has almost arrived when two of Mount Vernon Place UMC' s buildings will be closed. In fact, all of the church's belongings...

There is a wonderful, front-page article in today's Washington Post titled " Grits and Determination: A Recipe for Success ." ...

We have been busy cleaning the church out for months now. Cleaning out the belongings of a building with over 100 working rooms is no easy ...

My feet are tired. My hands are worn. However, my heart is sincerely grateful for all of hard work that has been completed. How much stuff ...

It's moving time at Mount Vernon Place . A dedicated group of men from Federal Moving and Storage arrived today for a massive moving job...

Last night I had the joy of sitting in the center of the front row for the Bruce Hornsby concert at Wolf Trap . I have never sat anywhere bu...

Mount Vernon Place UMC is in the midst of a massive clean up and clean out project in preparation for our upcoming renovation and redevelop...

Mount Vernon Place is on its own again. Yesterday marked the beginning of a new chapter in the life of our congregation. For the last twelv...

I participated in Restaurant Week on Friday night. Restaurant Week is held twice each year in Washington, D.C. For two weeks each year, rest...

My friend, Frances, died this morning. Frances was a member of Mount Vernon Place. A lover of music and an accomplished musician, she was dr...

Have you ever looked around? I mean really looked around? When you walk into Whole Foods , for example, do you stop and look at the cement b...