Greetings, Friends! First of all, a big Thank You to the Rev. Diana Walworth for her blog post last week! I was able to visit my family in Grand Rapids and watch my sweet granddaughters perform in their school musical, Peter Pan. I had a lovely visit and a very pleasant, restful spring break. This … Continue reading Walkouts, Inclusivity and Carrying on MLK’s Legacy
Greetings, Friends! There are some weeks that I don’t feel at all up to the task of sharing vital information with you – and this is one of those weeks. The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, has left us reeling with shock yet again. I try hard to avoid sharing … Continue reading Help Us End Gun Violence
Greetings, Friends! It’s a perfect afternoon to write a blog. It’s quiet in the dorm right now – it won’t be later when the Super Bowl is on in the lobby – and the snow is falling gently outside. I have a nice view from my desk which helps to put me in the mood … Continue reading Kindness is an Act of Generosity
Greetings, Friends! Last Saturday, Diocesan Council met in Brighton for our regular January meeting. Most of our discussion was fairly routine: we looked at the budget and how we’re doing financially as a diocese (quite fine, actually); we heard reports from the Vital Congregations Committee and their recent, well-attended Renaissance and Requiem workshop; from Emrich … Continue reading MSU & #MeToo: Safeguarding Our Most Vulnerable
Greetings, Friends – Last week at Exploring Your Spiritual Journey (EYSJ), one of our participants led us in our morning worship by asking us to share all the things we wanted to leave behind in 2017 and then offer our ideas of what attitudes and qualities we wanted to see grow in 2018. Once we … Continue reading Responding to Uncivil Words and Actions
Greetings, Friends! This week, I’m going to get right to the point. The 5th resolution we passed at our Diocesan Convention addresses a tragic reality: “Suicides in Young People Reach an All Time High.” Until this year, only twice had suicide touched my life personally but, this year, four close friends have faced suicide in … Continue reading Resolution 5: Suicides in Young People Reach an All Time High
Greetings, Friends! Happy Thanksgiving, all! Despite all the darkness we have experienced recently, the light of Christ does shine through when/if we look for the glimmer. Often I find this takes real intentionality because I can easily get bogged down in the day’s news and begin to fret, missing the opportunities to see Jesus in … Continue reading Thankfulness and Resilience
Greetings, Friends! It’s hard for me to take in the fact that the beginning of Advent is only 3 weeks away. Where is the time going? The Scriptures we read on Sunday got me thinking about Advent as I prepared my sermon. Our liturgy is using track 2 so we read the Hebrew Scripture from … Continue reading Seeking Sanctuary: Resolution 2
Greetings, Friends! On Sunday during announcements at church, one of our members expressed his frustration with the President’s latest attempt to emasculate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). For this parishioner, it’s personal because he loves and cares for two adult children with disabilities whose quality of life will be greatly impacted by this decision to … Continue reading Why I Changed My Mind About Healthcare
Greetings, Friends! This is a day that changed history for us in the US. The tragic events have changed our entire worldview since then. No longer can we comfort ourselves with the thoughts that terrorist attacks only occur in other places. This was on our homeland! We must remember all those who died that day … Continue reading Standing With The Dreamers
