The season of Lent is barely a week old. However, one of my Lenten disciplines, journaling, is paying some dividends already. In the process of self-examination, I discovered that I am consumed by anger, chiefly about the gun issue. The depth and persistence of this anger makes it seem almost like a mental illness. This ...
In my post on Mardi Gras Day, I told you about two questions people in the congregation are asked during an Episcopalian baptism service: Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every ...
When I started writing this blog almost a year ago, I laid out four reasons why I was doing so. They could be abbreviated as: Ordination Vows, Frustration, Speaking Out as I Think the Church Ought, and My Own Amusement. As I did with my first blog, I’ll explain each reason at the end of ...
Some of the strategies that the Trump administration uses to make the rich richer and the poor poorer don’t get the attention they deserve. Last Friday I got a text alert on my phone from Our Walmart (http://www.ufcw.org/tag/our-walmart/). This group works to improve the lot of Walmart workers. They weren’t calling to alert me ...
