2026
Labor and Work Honestly
When I was a kid, we would pick flowers and make vases out of construction paper and leave simple bouquets on a neighbor’s doorstep. We did this kindness on May 1st which was May Day. I might have also danced around a May pole at […]
2026
Musical Community
Last week at the shower ministry for the homeless, while we were cleaning showers and handing out towels, Gwen asked me to do a sermon on the different kinds of love. I was not sure what prompted her request, and I wish Gwen were here, […]
Who Do You Say?
One August afternoon I was down in Monterey looking out at the ocean when a giant Humpback whale breached out of the water. This magnificent grey mammal thrust his enormous body cresting high before splashing back down into the sparkling blue water. The power, beauty […]
Pride and Prejudice
I haven’t thought about Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in years. This wonderful classic novel is set at the beginning of the 19th century and opens a window into the structure, foibles and twists and turns of the British gentry. […]
2026
Labor and Work Honestly
When I was a kid, we would pick flowers and make vases out of construction paper and leave simple bouquets on a neighbor’s doorstep. We did this kindness on May 1st which was May Day. I might have also danced around a May pole at […]
2026
Musical Community
Last week at the shower ministry for the homeless, while we were cleaning showers and handing out towels, Gwen asked me to do a sermon on the different kinds of love. I was not sure what prompted her request, and I wish Gwen were here, […]
Who Do You Say?
One August afternoon I was down in Monterey looking out at the ocean when a giant Humpback whale breached out of the water. This magnificent grey mammal thrust his enormous body cresting high before splashing back down into the sparkling blue water. The power, beauty […]
Pride and Prejudice
I haven’t thought about Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in years. This wonderful classic novel is set at the beginning of the 19th century and opens a window into the structure, foibles and twists and turns of the British gentry. […]