Words from Washington

I have a tendency to keep good company. I'm privileged to serve as the pastor of remarkable people who tend to often make more of me. ...

Our fall stewardship season concluded yesterday. For the last four weeks, we have journeyed together through Adam Hamilton's book title...

Craig and I were on vacation last weekend which afforded us a rare opportunity to worship together. While in Washington, Craig has his chur...

I should start this post with a clever list of all the reasons I have not kept connected through my blog. There are many excuses and many it...

I sat a bad example for my congregation this week: I went to the hospital alone. I downplayed the weight of the tests with my husband, allo...

I was admitted to the hospital yesterday, branded with a white bracelet that stated my name and birth date and another red bracelet that bra...

A friend of mine shared a blog with me today. The beginning words are powerful. The letter to her son made me laugh and cry. I commend it...

My 20th high school reunion was last weekend. Several hundred people gathered in Columbia, Missouri to celebrate and remember their time at...

I had the joy of worshipping this week in one of my favorite places. Duke Chapel is the place where I have experienced some of the most memo...

Dear Mr. Phelps: I took time to walk by the Supreme Court today. I went out of curiosity to see if your church was picketing your very own ...

I filled up my car with gasoline for the first time today since the beginning of August. The price was rather high at $2.71 a gallon but I ...

I stood on holy ground today. It was not the ground I was expecting. I was expecting to be doing a regular pastoral visit, stopping into say...

My commute into Washington is now done on public transportation. I board a bus in front of our house, and the bus takes me directly to the ...

I have seen more doctors in the last five weeks than I have seen in the last five years. I have experienced being a patient in a hospital f...

The race for mayor in the District of Columbia is heating up. When I got off the Metro today and made my way to the church, I passed some ei...

We had a plan when we set out yesterday. After saying good-bye to Craig's mom and step-dad, we took the bus into Hamilton with the full...

I've never been in the eye of a storm. When I lived in North Carolina, there were times when powerful winds blew. I have survived snow...

One of the things the physicians discovered last weekend is that I have a small hole in my heart. I have something that is rather common in...

I spend most of my days trying to figure out how God can use me to be a blessing. My vocation as pastor is one in which I seek to be poured...