I was obsessed with the Virgin Mary as a child. This was an odd fascination for a little girl who was being raised as a […]
The Visitation’s Lesson on Friendship
Parenthood can make friendships a lot more complicated. If you have or have ever had young children, you know what I mean. We all want to stay […]
The Place of Ascension
When I became sober, the Ascension brought me comfort because of its transcended divine reality. As a broken individual, I needed a transformation and faith in God who could do all things.
John’s Survey of Life-Changing Events
Early on, I was drawn to the beginning chapters of the Gospel of John that read like poetry, ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.’
Jesus’ Very Deliberate Calling of Matthew the Taxcollector
Jesus not only called Matthew to be a disciple, but received many of his friends and associates with kindness and acceptance.
Bearing the Cross
What is the cross of Christ, if not an instrument of death transformed into beauty?
Faith And Reason: Entering St. Bartholomew’s Stories
The first Episcopal Church I ever attended regularly—and the church that changed my entire course of my life—was St. Bartholomew’s in Atlanta, GA.
The mythic, universal power of the Transfiguration
I’ve spent a long time pondering what universal human experience the story of the Transfiguration is trying to tell us.
It’s a really big circle.
Healing. Connection. Belonging. Love. These are the words of Pentecost.
A Body Like Ours
Mary must have been so frightened.