Kiss Your Brain

As the autumn of 2020 approached, we made the decision to sign up both kids for the online option that our school district offered. We felt that it would be in their best and healthiest interest to do so, and made accommodations to turn a room in the house into a makeshift computer lab forContinue reading “Kiss Your Brain”

Assembling a Squad

A few weeks ago, I helped facilitate a gathering of people in various stages of preparation to enter authorized ministry. (This was the same gathering during which I wondered if my hotel might be haunted.) One of my responsibilities was to moderate conversation among participants who were closer to the finish line. This was aContinue reading “Assembling a Squad”

I’m Really Struggling with Forgiveness Right Now

It was sometime in early spring. Lent was soon to begin or had already started. I started into my sermon, walking out to the middle of the chancel as usual. And then I started talking about Girl Scout cookies. Spring signals many things, one of which is that it’s time to order said cookies, andContinue reading “I’m Really Struggling with Forgiveness Right Now”