Between Sundays

Between Sundays I’ll be honest with you, I have wrestled with Holy Humor Sunday this year. How do we laugh when the world feels so heavy? How do we lean into joy when so much around us seems to call for grief, for outrage, for vigilance? It has felt, at moments,...

Between Sundays

Between Sundays: The Power of Friendship This week I had the gift of a little time away to visit my daughter during her spring break as her lacrosse team traveled for a few out-of-conference games. There is something special about standing on the sidelines or...

Between Sundays

Between Sundays: Becoming a Courageous Community This week, in the middle of a world that can feel noisy and uncertain, we are choosing to celebrate something steady and hopeful: who we are becoming together.   As a congregation, we continue leaning into the call...

Between Sundays

Between Sundays: Remembering Who Gets to Tell the Story This weekend, as we observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I found myself thinking not only as a pastor, but as a historian. One of my part-time roles is teaching Modern U.S. History at Stevenson University. For...

Between Sundays

Between Sundays: When We’re Looking at the Same World and Seeing Different Things Several years ago, the internet lost its collective mind over a simple photograph of a dress. Some people were certain it was white and gold. Others were just as certain it was blue and...

Between Sundays

Between Sundays – Love Comes Anyway This season is filled with lights, music, gatherings, and traditions that invite cheer. And still, many of us are carrying more than joy right now. Over this past year, and especially in recent weeks, we have witnessed...