Words from Washington

I sent the weekly email to our congregation a few minutes ago. We are fortunate to have a lot of visitors each week, and we are always work...

Our television is tuned to the Oscars. We have just over twelve minutes to go before the show begins. But we don't have to wait for th...

I have spent time with the Board of Ordained Ministry twice in recent weeks as we interview candidates for ordained ministry. I relish in th...

I'm a fan of the television show Glee. I love the music. I love the cast. I love the message and the ways in which this show has the cap...

One penalty from Sunday's Superbowl has left me thinking. Green Bay's Nick Collins made a touchdown and then bowed down on his knee...

The writer Reuben Job has instructed me to start each day this week with the words of the Psalmist found in the 61st Psalm: Hear my cry, O G...

The Washington Metropolitan area was blanketed with snow on Wednesday. The snow was forecast earlier in the week. Anyone who watched the m...

It seems as though Mrs. Obama has upset many people. It is not because of something she said. Nor is it because of something she did. It ...

The staples held together large pieces of skin in two places on the man's leg as he held his pants up for the cameras to see. The wound...

While I was raised to believe that the glass is always half-full instead of half-empty, there are times when I must admit that it is easier ...

I remember the first time I saw an iPod Touch. I was amazed at the power of one's touch - the ways in which one's fingers could mov...

The little men keep staring at me, decked out in lavish gowns cast in sterling silver. I see them each time I turn the bracelet so that the...

I have been reflecting a lot this week about Christmas in years past. I recall the year I finally got a Cabbage Patch Kid. Mine did not co...

I was touched by these words this morning from Ann Weems: Wouldn't It Be Grand To Be An Angel Wouldn't it be grand to be an angel an...

It was a typical holiday party. The food table held fresh-baked sugar cookies with different colors of frosting stacked on top, spicy chick...

A group in our congregation has been journeying through Blair Meeks' book, "Expecting the Unexpected" during the season of Adv...

One of our members told a story last week during joys and concerns about something that happened recently during the shower ministry. Volunt...

It is Advent. I have not written anything on the blog for over two weeks. I spent the day at home because I nearly worked myself sick by w...

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...