Words from Washington

 It's been five whole years! Five years ago today I was waking up to birthday mimosas, buttoning a shirt I could easily take off witho...

While we did not need a map on Iona (even though we bought one), this scene played out dozens of times during our journey in London and Pa...

Thousands of ears and eyes are focused upon the Supreme Court this morning as we await their decisions on two cases of equality. Two appea...

"I praise you, O God. I bless you, O God. You have rescued me." We chanted the words over and over again during an evening ser...

I've taken a plane, a train, two ferries and an hour bus ride on a one-lane road to get to the thin place known as Iona. It was Geroge M...

It's a gift to step away from your congregation with the knowledge that the people who are covering you are better at your job than ...

Each day this week I have taken time to post something on Facebook that describes the highlight of that day as a way of marking my first w...

A colleague of mine embraced Sabbath with her words on Facebook yesterday morning. She shared in a post how the laundry was piled high and...

Memorial Day came with certain traditions in our family. Each year we would pile into the brown station wagon and head to Northern Missouri....

Last Friday I was invited to serve as the Guest Chaplain for the House of Representatives. It was a gift that brought my life full circle. N...

George W. Bush reemerged in the spotlight last week with the dedication of his library on the campus of Southern Methodist University. As I ...

It's been a different kind of week for our nation. We are people who regularly go through life without being afraid. We show up for race...

I see a lot of goodness in the world. I saw it last night when an older couple in our church made the 15 or so mile commute to be presen...

Not long ago a colleague asked a question of his friends on Facebook. "What do you give to people who join your church?" Several...

It happened again on Thursday night. We had set the table, filled basins with hot water, set a dozen towels nearby, and strategically set ...

If the truth were told, I almost cancelled. My mind kept questioning whether I had good judgment in making a commitment to be on Capitol Hil...

It's Palm Sunday. Today marks the beginning of Holy Week. Before the week is over we will have the chance to gather with Jesus for the...

"I knew the difference between transubstantiation and consubstantiation before I could even ride a bike."  These words are the...

I don't do Lent well. I'm a professional Christian - one who gets paid to tell others about Lent. I've written newsletter ar...

I spent yesterday with ten clergywomen who gathered to learn more about preaching from Anna Carter Florence . It was a remarkable day in e...