I was in line at my local food co-op, which just so happens to have the....
Homily at Interfaith Iftar, July 19, 2014
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Prayer for Learning Self Defense Skills in a Hospital Setting
I wrote this prayer to frame a class on Non-Violent Physical Crisis Intervention required for staff at the hospital where I am a chaplain intern this summer. Its purpose was to bring a trauma-informed understanding of our efforts. Feel free to use....
Blessing for a Newborn Baby
In every birth, blessed is the wonder. In every creation, blessed is the new....
Crack in DC: Continuing to Witness Resurrection and Redemption
A few days ago, I listened to the interview of Ruben Castaneda, author of a new....
Imagining a better abortion conversation
I have not been blogging much, given my current obligations elsewhere. This blog post caught my attention and I feel it is worthy of a larger audience, so I am reblogging it here. Thank you, Amy, for writing it and sharing....
On Not Knowing the Soul
This was delivered on June 23, 2014, as the Chapel Service as part of my....
From the Land of On-Call: A Day in the Life of a CPE Student
Twenty-four hours on-call. At the hospital. Not as long as one of my colleagues....
Meditation on Right Speech
I notice the thought. I am right. I notice the impulse. I want to say it. I am the thought, the opinion. I feel its indisputable truth. Slow down. Hold off. Make room. What emerges? I may not be right. It does not matter if I am right. I am not....
Metta for Strangers on My Path
For three years, I had a job in the city where I am spending my summer....