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Anniversaries

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

This morning’s prayer is for those carrying their grief under their skin, pricked by memories. Continue reading →

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Hope in the ashes

Posted on March 1, 2017 by

There is hope in cold ashes. We do not “do” Lent, we do not approach the fast as those who have no hope, or as though who fear the fire. For God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and … Continue reading →

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Beatitudes

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

A sermon for the fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, and the aftermath of an executive order turning away refugees and other immigrants (including green card holders) from seven nations. The Gospel was the Sermon on the Mount: the Beatitudes (Matthew … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve

Posted on December 24, 2016 by

A message for and from the Church of the Epiphany, Euclid, Ohio There’s something strange about the sign that the shepherds outside Bethlehem received that Christmas night so long ago. After all, if a choir of angels appears above the … Continue reading →

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All Hallows Eve

Posted on October 31, 2016 by

spirits wake the crones take bones and withered skin to dance by starlight  feigning beauty phoenix feather passion soon consumed, confused the saints dream resurrection, raise a hymn of praise against the silence of the night a cowl thrown across … Continue reading →

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PokemonGO to the RNC

Posted on July 14, 2016 by

Are Pokeballs on the list of restricted items within the secure zone? Continue reading →

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The call to #WearOrange

Posted on June 1, 2016 by

Tomorrow is the day – and Sunday, too. June 2nd is national #WearOrange day, chosen for the birthday of Hadiya Pendleton, as a mark of defiant celebration of life in the face of death and violence. Today, I am mailing … Continue reading →

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Reasons to #WearOrange: Devaluation

Posted on May 24, 2016 by

A confession: when we are discussing the pros and cons of an apartment to rent, our family has come to use a rather disrespectful shorthand for one particular criterion. How “killy” the street or block has become the self-defining descriptor of … Continue reading →

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Spring in Michigan

Posted on April 15, 2016 by

It’s day two of the Festival of Faith & Writing. So much to think about, process, reflect upon, enjoy. But halfway across the parking lot at lunch – in the middle of a day that began in the freezing temperatures … Continue reading →

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It’s no joke

Posted on April 1, 2016 by

I nearly didn’t go this morning. I have too many things to juggle between now and tomorrow’s noon wedding and the flight to a family funeral to follow. Still, they haunted me and hounded me out of the door. They … Continue reading →

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