My Dear One, My post-Christmas plans this year are a bit unusual and they are making me appreciate the gift of Christmas all the more. On...

on the true nature of what binds us together My Dear One, Thursday morning I witnessed something truly profound. I found myself in an...

My Dear One, Here’s a fun and slightly embarrassing fact. Sometimes the sun makes me sneeze. It may sound funny but it’s true. It doesn’t...

My Dear One, What was the first thought on your mind when you woke this morning? Did you take time to give God thanks for the gift of a...

befriending the beast My Dear One, I love Johnny Cash. I have ever since I was a child, listening to a Cash record my dad had, that deep...

a reflection on "knowing when" in honor of the feast of St. Aidan My Dear One, Today, Aug. 31st, is the Feast Day of St. Aidan, a Bishop...

There is an invisible force at work upon us all. My Dear One, Put on your thinking cap. Pop quiz: If you could take two objects, let’s...

Do we get more than just one chance? My Dear One, Was it worth it? Think for a moment about the last time you dared to do something...

My Dear One, This year, I have been fortunate to spend some time hiking in old-growth forests. These are forests where the trees have...

My Dear One, Half the people who live in Eden are in prison. At least that was the case during the 2010 census, when it was found that...

My Dear One, Two summers ago I was blessed to set foot for the very first time on Iona, an island off the west coast of Scotland widely...

My Dear One, Last weekend, I attended the New Story Festival in Austin, Texas. It was the first year for this progressive Christian...

My Dear One, My first real interfaith experience was in fourth grade. It was a field trip to a Muslim mosque. There was a boy in my...