Reflections

Marches.  Negotiations.  Zoom Conversations.  Webinars.  Telephone Conversations.  Emails.  Texts.  Prayers.  Sermons.  Songs.  Debates.  Completing Ballots.  Standing in long lines to deliver and cast ballots. ... Read more →

Our lives are always made up of individual days strung together. In this season, I am more aware than ever that the way we spend our days is the way we spend our lives. As Annie Dillard writes “Routines are a net for catching days.” As this crisis has moved from being counted in... Read more →

For many families across the Seattle area, the big news this week has been around school. Due to the high levels of Covid-19 in the area, most of our public schools have made the announcement that education will be all remote in the fall. For some this has been a relief, worrying... Read more →

One of the most consistent guidances I have received in life is to always be authentic in my interactions with others. To be authentic means to be exactly who I am, to speak from my heart, and to do so with an air of confidence. In my experience, coming into myself as a full... Read more →

I know that the first week in July has been when we officially turn the corner to “real summer” here in the Seattle area. Everywhere else I have lived in my life, you would describe the month of July with words like “blistering,” “muggy,” “humid,” “oppressively hot,” and “please... Read more →

“God is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the earth. God does not faint or grow weary; God’s understanding is unsearchable. God gives power to the faint and strengthens the powerless. Even youths will faint and be weary and the young will fall exhausted; but those... Read more →

Dear Church, At this point I am receiving notifications from every brand I ever gave my email to, on their stance on racism. As much as I would say “the stance of the church on racism is clear,” the history of the Church universal has not borne that out. This week, when the... Read more →

Dear Church, We know that there has been a lot of talk in the news about churches pushing to gather again for in person worship. I would anticipate that we will hear more news as time goes ahead. We feel the deep yearning to gather together, but throughout this time, deeper than... Read more →

For many years, I have never been known as a person of few words. As you know, I grew up in the South where even short words have many syllables. I witnessed this art of communication in stories told by members of my family, especially by one of my late aunts. In my minds’ eye, I... Read more →