Happy Easter! He is Risen! He is risen indeed! What a strange Easter this has been. For me – even more strange than last year when we were a few weeks into COVID lock down. This is the first Easter since I was in about 7th grade when I have not been in a church. Let alone the first time … Continue reading A Cruciform Life
Homeless Jesus
I had the special opportunity to spend a week last week at the Davidson Clergy Centre. The program is designed to help clergy wrestle with a variety of life circumstances: a need for self-care, handling a transition, a crisis in their personal or professional life, health concerns, burn out, a significant personal loss and so much more. I … Continue reading Homeless Jesus
What’s Next?
It's an interesting crossroads of life I find myself at today. In a couple of hours I will walk out of my office and begin Spiritual Renewal Leave. Tomorrow, I won't be back. I won't sit in the desk chair and open up my laptop and dig into the inbox or prepare for the next … Continue reading What’s Next?
Repent and Believe!
It's hard to believe that Ash Wednesday has rolled around again. Add this to the list of things COVID has altered in significant ways. Tonight we should be gathering for worship and as part of our worship I should be brushing your hair out of the way so I can impose the sign of the cross … Continue reading Repent and Believe!
Soul Force on MLK, Jr. Day
As I reflect on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., while watching it snow I never cease to be amazed at what a brilliant wordsmith he was. Part of the power and influence he had in moving a nation forward towards racial equality came from his masterful use of words to convey powerful ideas. … Continue reading Soul Force on MLK, Jr. Day
Dreaming of a White Christmas
It's long past midnight and the baby has been born. As I settle into Christmas Day during the quiet of the night, I am watching it snow outside my living room window. I know. A white Christmas has nothing to do with welcoming the Christ child. But for this southern girl, I can only remember … Continue reading Dreaming of a White Christmas
Stories to Warm Your Heart
Happy Thanksgiving Eve. As we enter into the Holiday season and make our adjustments for how we will be celebrating with family this year, I know this comes with it some grieving at not being able to gather or do the things we long to do. My family will not be gathering together in one place this … Continue reading Stories to Warm Your Heart
What’s Happening With Worship at Boone UMC?
What’s Happening With Worship at Boone UMC? Happy Saturday, friends. I hope that you have a chance to enjoy the spectacular show God is putting on for us this Fall with the leaves this year. I wanted to update you on what is happening with worship at Boone UMC over the next couple of months. This is based … Continue reading What’s Happening With Worship at Boone UMC?
At Our Limits
It's taken me three weeks to write this blog. And it is my latest example of living day after day and week after week at our limit. I am reminded of the story of Esther when she has learned that her people, the Jewish people, are in big trouble. They are a breath or two away from … Continue reading At Our Limits
Reimagining Church in the Midst of COVID-19
No dressing up in your best jeans and hiking shirt or your suit or dress and rushing the family out the door on Sunday mornings. No catching up with your friends over coffee or breakfast snacks. No sitting in the pew and staring at the stained glass windows as folks gather for worship. No hugging and shaking hands … Continue reading Reimagining Church in the Midst of COVID-19
