An Open Letter to the Church: The metanarrative of scripture tells us of a God who sees and hears, is involved in human history through relationship, works for love in the world even when humans fail to love, and will not be defined to a place or by a people (I am who I am). … Continue reading Seeing, Part 2: With Eyes Wide Open

What happens when the excitement and newness wears off? You just keep showing up! https://youtu.be/S7uz-vAUzR8

My theme for the month of June is Seeing. I see not in parts, but the whole picture and I invite you to reflect on how you see your role in the body of Christ. This week is a letter to ministers. Next week, I will address congregations. The third week, I will open the … Continue reading Seeing the Whole Picture

For the next 6 weeks, I am traveling down to Rice University to write my doctoral dissertation. I have the opportunity to take this huge chunk of time because my son is on the Zoo Crew staff this summer at the Houston Zoo. This is quite an adventure for us. Here is a video highlighting … Continue reading First week

In the last pages of Henri Nouwen’s, Life of the Beloved, he asks us to consider, “But where and how can we rediscover the sacred and give it the central place in our lives?” As I read his words, I hear him affirming that everything and everyone and every moment is sacred, but how do … Continue reading Everything is Sacred, Part 1

This fall, my daughter and I engaged in a meditation experiment. This experiment was part of a class assignment that I could design for myself or include others in the design. My daughter agreed to participate and we began to design a 4 week meditation plan to see if meditation could help our sleep. I … Continue reading Meditation: A Mother-Daughter Experiment, Part 5

This fall, my daughter and I engaged in a meditation experiment. This experiment was part of a class assignment that I could design for myself or include others in the design. My daughter agreed to participate and we began to design a 4 week meditation plan to see if meditation could help our sleep. I … Continue reading Meditation: A Mother-Daughter Experiment, Part 4

  I am in my second year at Claremont School of Theology as a Doctorate of Ministry candidate. The Doctorate of Ministry degree is a project based degree. The student enters the program with a burning question or a ministry challenge and designs a project to investigate, experiment with, and learn something about the challenge … Continue reading The Final Surrender

This fall, my daughter and I engaged in a meditation experiment. This experiment was part of a class assignment that I could design for myself or include others in the design. My daughter agreed to participate and we began to design a 4 week meditation plan to see if meditation could help our sleep. I … Continue reading Meditation: A Mother-Daughter Experiment, Part 3