When Cooks Attending Services…, Advent 3 (A) – 2010

December 12, 2010

“Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us.” When cooks attending services in villages all over England would hear these words from the Collect of […]

There Was a Little Girl…, Proper 12 (C) – 2010

July 25, 2010

There was a little girl who lived on a street right next to a cemetery. Her school was straight across, on the other side of the cemetery. That cemetery frightened […]

Love Received Is Love to Be Shared, Proper 17 (B) – 2009

August 30, 2009

Love received is love to be shared. Life is short – and we do not have too much time to gladden the hearts of those who travel the way with […]

So Begins A Song…, Ascension Day – 2009

May 21, 2009

“He came singing love, and He lived singing love He died…singing love He arose in silence For the love to go on, we must make it our song You and […]

Before It Was a Noun…, Thanksgiving Day (B) – 2009

November 26, 2009

Before it was a noun, “thanksgiving” was a verb. The difference matters. A desert father once said: “If you have a chest full of oranges, and leave it for a […]

Again… Jesus Spoke to His Disciples in Parables, Proper 12 (A) – 1999

July 25, 1999

Have you ever tried to explain to a friend, who has never visited, about your home town? It can be a bit disconcerting when you start to describe what for […]

To The End of the Age…, Trinity Sunday (A) – 1999

May 30, 1999

“REMEMBER: I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN TO THE END OF THE AGE” Have you ever lived remotely: in a place apart? Many people live in places that are remote-sometimes […]