I am the oldest child of three, the oldest daughter. As a child, perhaps particularly between the ages of 7 and 11, I was very talented...

A colleague of mine shared once that she did the math, and that if a preacher responded with a sermon after a school or mass shooting in...

Good morning, and welcome especially to Henry, whom we will welcome fully into the family of God through baptism shortly! At first...

Please note, much of the history found in this sermon comes from the Philadelphia Eleven documentary and The Story of the Philadelphia...

Our Gospel reading today is kind of an odd one—it’s cut and paste scripture from just before and after the feeding of the five thousand....

As many know, my son traveled with me to General Convention recently. In the weeks leading up to our travels—the first time that my son...

Cat Harbor picnic favorite memory Pasties on the shore. Uncle Werner carving water wheel Gazing into the breaking waves on the rocks in...

Today in Mark’s gospel, we receive two stories in a format that Mark employs often: a sandwich. This sandwich format intertwines two...

My husband has a background in mental health counseling. Somewhere in the first year of our relationship, I was working through some...