Heart of Stone— Heart of Flesh Heart of Stone from the foot of St. Columba’s Rock, Iona, Scotland – 2025 (nestled in Mom’s Sculpture) The Rock That Found Me In what wild, weird, and wonderful ways does God communicate with you? I have a history of conversations with rocks — and awe is always …
Turn Sideways Into the Light (But not That Sideways) Photo credit Cullen Smith Communion Meditation: Pentecost—The Church’s Birthday (with Fire, Wind, and Zero Patience with Elitism) Today we remember the birth of the Church —not the day God launched a non-profit with a mission statement,but the day the Holy Spirit said:“Ready or …
Turn Sideways Into the Light (But not That Sideways) Turn Sideways Into the Light “Turn sideways into the light as they saythe old ones did and disappearinto the originality of it all.”—David Whyte So, we’ve been getting some questions lately. And by questions, I mean retirement rumors wrapped in polite curiosity: “When are …
Logs, Horns, and the Holy Spirit: A Visual You Can’t Unsee Now that’s a BIG pulpit—😂 (7 min read) Note from the road: This week, we guided a 3-day Enneagram Harmony Retreat for 60 Episcopalian clergy. On the third day, Clare was invited to preach (behind the pulpit above) at the closing Eucharist service. While the message …
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Resurrection Isn’t Just an Event— It’s a Pattern: God Shows Up! Art Credit—JESUS MAFA, Cameroon, Africa. Courtesy of Vanderbilt University. Resurrection Isn’t Just an Event—It’s a Pattern: God Shows Up! (Gospel reading John 20) On Easter Sunday 1988, we were grieving the death of our son, Paul. On Easter 1989, we were in the ninth month of …
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