Tell Me Your Story

Last month, I joined clergy, staff and volunteers dedicated to Christian Formation for a conference at Kanuga.  The theme for the week was Faith Stories:  A Life in the Spirit.  The keynote speaker was Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso who addressed ways to use stories as...

Seeds

My dear father-in-law died about two weeks ago.  During the last week of his life, the lyrics of the song “Seeds,” from the Broadway musical A Year with Frog and Toad kept running through my head (see below). The Apostle Paul tells us, “What you sow...

Baby Spring

Many people flock to the North Carolina mountains in October to view the fall foliage. While the autumn leaf colors viewed from the Blue Ridge Parkway are spectacular, I find the season a bit sad – a reminder that the dead of winter is rapidly approaching.  Fall...

Joys of Diminishment

I recently attended a Kanuga conference entitled Encore! Spirituality for Life’s Second Act that discussed issues of faith as we age.  Although the “second half” of life poses a variety of challenges, with the potential for disappointment,...

You Didn't Win the Lottery?

So, you and I did not win the $640 million jackpot.  To be honest, I didn’t even buy a ticket.  But, the intense passion surrounding this lottery, which created that behemoth jackpot, stirred a question for me. Why do people who know that they have virtually no...

Christmas Memories

Dylan Thomas, Truman Capote and many other writers have shared memories of Christmases that shaped their lives.  In this Christmas season, you have probably reflected on some of the many stories of Christmases past. At Christ Episcopal Church, a group of parishioners...