*trigger alert: sexual assault* Mom, I don’t plan on getting raped… So....
My Mother's Daughter: Semi Guest Post
Last month, I submitted a poem I wrote in 2008 to a poetry contest honoring....
This Memorial Day: The Milk of Impermanence and a Soldier’s Tattoo
I spent this Memorial Day the best way I ever have: with a motley crew of people, walking from one branch of the Housatonic River to another, blessing it and ending with a blessing of the dead at the local war memorial. Ours was a ragtag group, some....
Rock On, Oregon! Marriage Equality and Betty Roberts
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Beginner's Mind and Dis-orientation to CPE: A New Beginning
Today was the second day of my first experience of Clinical Pastoral Education.....
Rituals of This Day: Blessing the Departing Minister
The deacons and minister stand at the front. The deacons stand on either side, balanced. They speak.The water in this vessel was first gathered in January, 2013, filled with the good wishes and hopes for the future by those gathered for worship here....
Rituals of This Day: Blessing for the Congregation
I stand before you, in the fullness of this church, in the presence of this....
Rituals of This Day: Dissolving the Co-Ministry
This ritual was developed to mark the end of a two-year co-ministry which took....
At Chaos' Hinge: Preaching Good-Bye from the Heart
This weekend is the hinge sitting between thresholds and transitions in my ministerial formation. It should have an epic name, but it does not. On Friday, I was included in the graduation ceremony at Hartford Seminary. I did not graduate, though I did....
Picking the Proper Tour Guide for Good-Byes and Hellos
It is the last week of serving “my” little church. Of course, it has never....