Words from Washington

Eleven years ago today I pulled my Jeep into a small parking lot off K Street, rang a doorbell, and was greeted by a chain locked door...

It's my birthday! Today I celebrate 44 years of life. And since the entire weekend has been a celebration as Craig and I spent time...

It's Saturday night, just before 9:00pm. I suppose many of you are sliding into a cute pair of heels and applying a bit of lip gloss...

I was running on the treadmill this morning when my gym friend, John, starting using the machine next to mine. "I have not seen you ...

Growing up, my sister and I loathed Memorial Day weekend more than any of the remaining 51 weekends of the year. It almost always occur...

I'm spending the week at a worship retreat on the edge of Lake Tahoe. It's an extraordinary place where you can find your bre...

I started mapping my life at the age of 11. Surrounded by a community of people who regularly took time to name my gifts, I knew I had ...

One of the deep gifts offered on Easter morning was a testimony shared by a woman who also joined our church on Sunday. I have known Jul...

There were times when I would literally sit and count the number of people in the photos friends were posting of their church on East...

I was getting ready to leave the church today when I crossed over the glass bridge that connects the office suite with the sanctuary. I...

I'm normally one of the first people to arrive at the abbey. I want to get here when there are still spaces available for spiritual...

Three weeks. It was three weeks ago this morning when I settled into my favorite chair with a cup of hot coffee on the table next to me...