Words from Washington

Our church, Mount Vernon Place United Methodist , is surrounded by new activity. There are condominiums, apartments, a grocery store, some...

I cannot recall any of the specific lessons taught during our confirmation class but I'll never forget the day we met the bishop. I wa...

I introduced myself to the first-time visitors who were in worship with us last Sunday. I learned their names and told them how good it wa...

The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each ...

I went to the gym at 4:45 today with expectations of spending 20 minutes on the elliptical trainer followed by a half hour of squats, sit-...

While the church never seeks to do harm, I see the church sometimes adding salt to the wound. We ask first-time visitors to stand and intr...

I remember standing on stage in the heat-filled auditorium at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina alongside the other candidates for ordination. ...

He told me he comes to the church on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for coffee sometimes but chooses not to shower. "My feet got hurt,...

My morning devotional from "Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals," ended yesterday with five ways to become an answer to...

I cannot lift one of my arms right now. My thighs ache each time I climb the stairs. My back has felt tighter than it ever has before. My st...

I'm in the process of preparing to meet three admitted seminary students this afternoon who are all willing to explore the possibility o...

I came across a quote from Stanley Hauerwas' commentary on Matthew while preparing for yesterday's Ash Wednesday sermon. Hauerwas, i...

My husband and I spent the last four days in New York City. The trip was part of Craig's Christmas present and part of my efforts to ke...

There is no way I can begin to comprehend the pain that fills the Paterno home today. If I were to imagine the pain, I imagine a series of ...

I made a comment a couple of weeks ago on Facebook about how Tim Tebow makes prayer look so easy. I stated how I wished prayer were as simpl...

In 2012, I will... slow down choose carefully trust God simplify my life So that I might... see clearly listen carefully think deeply enjo...

As a Methodist, I have been taught to believe that I am going on to perfection. I even told the bishop on the day of my ordination that I ...

A portion of Thanksgiving day was spent with church members. Following a feast of turkey and all the trimmings with the aroma of pumpkin pie...

Thankful. Heart overflowing. Gratitude. Thanksgiving. I have so much for which to give thanks: A partner in life who makes me laugh often an...

With visitors in town, I finally tracked over to the Tidal Basin to see the thirty foot stone statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. It was a cri...