Greg and I saw the movie Spotlight for the first time this week.  After winning the Best Picture Oscar the theatre across the street brought it back.  It's about some reporters for the Boston Globe uncovering the breadth of the Catholic Church's scandal about priests molesting children.  It was intense as you can imagine. As … Continue reading Truth and Shame

Typically in the spring, Greg and I take a little vacation somewhere of his choosing.  Having lived in the North Carolina mountains the past 3 years where the temps could go a week not getting out of the 20's Greg has talked about going to South Beach for a warm break to winter.  My job … Continue reading Beautiful Diversity

Exactly what do your actions on the outside convey about who you are on the inside? This past week we had terrible storms on the very afternoon that I had to return a rental car and get my car back from the dealership.  Let's just say the afternoon did not go very smoothly. I found … Continue reading 24/7 Witness

I have had a dramatic faith meets life experience the last 36 hours.  Thanks to the UNC Basketball team I think I know how Simon the Zealot felt during Jesus' ministry.  Hang with me because I know it's a very loose analogy.  For those who do not follow the world of college basketball and didn't … Continue reading Simon the Zealot & UNC Basketball

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Season of Lent.  For those long steeped in church worship and tradition we know exactly what that means.  For others from less traditional churches or no church at all wonder what that could possibly mean.  In fact as they see various people today with something blackish on … Continue reading Smudging Ashes

Last week I had the chance to sit at the feet of Pastor Kevin Myers from 12 Stone Church in Atlanta at a Continuing Ed event.  One of the things he said that resonated with me is that our path towards mature spirituality is completely backwards from what is normally expected of us.  If you … Continue reading Backwards Path of Spirituality

I love looking for things.  I have always loved word searches as a kid.  I loved "Where's Waldo".  [If you don't know what this is Google it or ask someone in their 30's or 40's.]  I love those pictures where there are two different images depending on how you look at it (I can always … Continue reading Seeking and Finding

So it is Martin Luther King Day and with all my heart I want to honor what this day means for our country, for our collective memory, for our future of unmet dreams.  I truly do.  But I confess my heart is still stuck in the muck of last week's events in the life of … Continue reading Grief and Loss and MLK Day

New Year's Resolutions are very hit or miss for me.  Some years I do them and some years I do not.  But this year I have some things I really want to work on so I will give it a whirl and see how well I (and others) do holding myself accountable to them. Change my … Continue reading What Are Your New Year’s Resolutions?