• Complexity and Clarity

    Complexity and Clarity

    In Jesus’s teaching for Proper 20C, we get a vision of complexity that leads to clarity. It isn’t one or the other.

  • Faithful—doing right when everything seems wrong

    Faithful—doing right when everything seems wrong

    The challenge of doing “right” is not so much in knowing, but in dealing with the sense of many rights. And which is most “good.”

  • A Second 2022 Redesign

    A Second 2022 Redesign

    I made some minor tweaks to the website this weekend. Wanted to offer more clarity of what projects I’m working on.

  • The one thing I most love to preach about Luke 15

    The one thing I most love to preach about Luke 15

    The parable of the lost sheep and lost coin are great, vivid parables. But the best part is right in front of our noses.

  • Year, Month, Week, or Day

    Year, Month, Week, or Day

    We have all sorts of obligations. But actively working with how we see time is better than living an ill-fitting pattern.

  • Evolving Habits

    Evolving Habits

    I used to drink a lot of Diet Coke. Now I hardly drink any. The reason for this is obvious. So why does it feel weird?

  • Something Lost (Proper 19C)

    Something Lost (Proper 19C)

    In the parables of the lost sheep and lost coin, Jesus reveals both the generosity of God and our role in the drama.

  • Parking Lot Conversations

    Parking Lot Conversations

    In a reflection for Proper 19C, we look at what precipitates the parables of The Lost; and what it means for us.