• Beyond the fair question

    Beyond the fair question

    Sometimes the story is about the money. Sometimes it is about more than that. Either way, it’s about money.

  • Treasure — making worth of the fleeting

    Treasure — making worth of the fleeting

    The things we treasure are rarely of any true value. And we all know it. We just can’t seem to help doing it anyway.

  • Not Worth the Wait

    Not Worth the Wait

    We wanted to eat there. But the reduced hours and the lengthened line made it impossible. So we went somewhere else.

  • Weekly bread daily

    Weekly bread daily

    Americans don’t have a daily bread culture. We don’t shop daily. We set things up for the week. Which means we miss the point.

  • The no longer secret

    The no longer secret

    The surprise of finding a secret place that is no longer so secret. And what we do when disappointment is not the plan.

  • Return to the water

    Return to the water

    I grew up on the water. I feel a constant pull from it to return. Like a beacon, drawing me to it, wanting to be near it.

  • The Lord’s Prayer (Proper 12C)

    The Lord’s Prayer (Proper 12C)

    In this week’s gospel, the disciples ask Jesus how to pray. And he responds by giving them a prayer to pray.

  • Indebted to sin

    Indebted to sin

    In teaching his disciples “The Lord’s Prayer,” Jesus reveals the relational vision of forgiveness; as an opportunity.