I have come to understand that growth in congregational life (and hopefully other places) comes when we create brave and sacred spaces to understand ourselves, our boundaries, our gifts and our limitations in relation to others. The solo practitioner of spiritual/religious life can grow only as far as they can imagine. When we introduce others […]
Finding Joy in a Blue Christmas
NOTE: I had planned to incorporate results from the Joy Service’s joy challenge into this blog, but didn’t receive any directly. That doesn’t mean that no one took the challenge: I’m aware that at least one of you did, because it was on Facebook. My hope is that for those of you who took that […]
Breathe with me
Breathe with me. Take a moment to just take in a deep breath and slowly let it out. Maybe take a walk in the morning, noticing the chill in the air and how the change of season has come to your neighborhood. Perhaps you drive by the Potomac or a local body of water, and […]