Who We Are and What We Do

Conference. In the denomination in which I serve, we have conferences. The term has come to include the work we do together and the actual people doing the work. For some the work we do is catch up, reunite, share a bit of life together. Others come with agendas and politics and legislation. Some come […]

The Art of Tuning Out

You can learn to shut out the world. I’m thinking of this and the way I’ve encouraged my children to practice this “skill”. You want to read, but someone else wants to watch the television. You want to work on homework, but someone else is talking on the phone. You want to sleep, but someone […]

As You Lay Dying

As you lay dying, I am invited into your home. You’re anxious about what is to come. You have questions. You have regrets. You’re thinking of loved ones you aren’t ready to say goodbye to. You’re thinking of loved ones who have gone ahead of you and you wonder if you’ll see them again. You’re […]