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Friends: Words matter. They “matter” in that they make a difference. They signify. They have force and energy. They also “matter” in that they are incarnational: They give substance to what was previously insubstantial. They give form to what was previously formless. They usher realities into the world. Including, but not limited to, […]
This past summer, I began exploring the Enneagram, a grid of personality/spirituality types you generally see depicted in that vaguely satanic-looking nine-point star within a circle. I’ve heard about it from students and colleagues over the years, and I decided it was time to see for myself. I read Chistopher Heurtz’s helpful book The […]
Even on a day when I paid little attention to social media, I found it impossible to miss the news last Thursday about the upcoming interment of Matthew Shepard’s ashes at Washington National Cathedral. In my Very Episcopalian, Very Gay Newsfeed, friends posted related articles, often commenting on how meaningful this news is to […]
October, 9, 2018 is John Hines Day, when Seminary of the Southwest pauses to remember
In the early morning, my husband and I drive through the dark to the airport.
In chapel recently, I had the opportunity to preach on Luke 5:1-11. This is the story of Jesus commanding Peter to let down his nets after a fruitless night of fishing on the Sea of Gennesaret. After hauling in a miraculous catch of fish, Peter recognizes who Jesus truly is and leaves his boat […]
We begin the new academic year with an entry reprinted with permission from Derek Larson,
A technology business recently asked me to listen to recordings of their salespeople “cold calling”
As part of my work to the wider church, I am a representative for
As we’ve shuddered through church shootings, school shootings, package bombs; accounts of people hiding
The vivid passion story in the gospel of Mark is essential to the meaning
What does it take to forgive? I know as good Christians that we are supposed
Two of the last three blogs I have written for Sowing Holy Questions came in
A binky balanced on a retaining wall. A mitten fastened to a fence post. A
The last time I reread for my children my favorite young-adult novel, Lizard Music, by
Day five of the trip took us to San Clemente, Case Romane, and San Gregorio.
This week, Sowing Holy Questions will follow a group of seminarians visiting Rome, on a
This week, Sowing Holy Questions will follow a group of seminarians visiting Rome, on a
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 119:1-24; 12, 13, 14; Amos 3:12–4:5; Matt. 21:23-32; 2
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalms 5,6; 10, 11; Amos 3:1-11; Matt. 21:12-22; 2 Pet.
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 1,2,3; 4,7; Amos 2:6-16; Matt. 21:1-11; 2 Peter 1:1-11
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 146, 147; 111, 112, 113; Amos 1:1-5, 13-2:8; Luke
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 2, 85; 110:1-5(6-7), 132; Micah 4:1-5; 5:2-4; 1 John
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 89:1-29; 45, 46; Isa. 59:15b-21; Matt. 1:18-25 The end
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 55; Isaiah 10:20-27; Luke 3:1-9 The season of Advent
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalms 40,54; 51; Zech. 7:8–8:8; Matt. 25:14-30; Rev. 5:6-14 “Old
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalms 50, [59, 60] or 33; Zech. 4:1-14; Matt. 25:1-13;
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 119:49-72; 49, [53]; Zech. 3:1-10; Matt. 24:45-51; Rev. 4:1-8
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 45, 47, 48; Zech. 2:1-13; Matt. 24:32-44; Rev. 3:14-22
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalms 41, 52, 44; Zech. 1:7-17; Matt. 24:15-31; Rev. 3:7-13
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 63: 1-8 (9-11), 98, 103; Amos 9:11-15; John 5:30-47;
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 30,32, 42, 43; Haggai 2:1-9; Matt. 24:1-14; Rev. 3:1-
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalms 31, 35; Haggai 1:1-15; Matt. 23:27-39; Rev. 2:18-39 I
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 37: 1-18; 37:19-42; Amos 9:1-10; Matt. 23:13-26; Rev. 2:8-17
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 38; 119:25-48; Amos 8:1-14; Matt. 23:1-12; Rev. 1:17-2:7 “He
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalms 26, 28; 36, 39; Amos 7:10-17; Matt. 22:34-46; Rev.
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalms 25; 9, 15; Amos 7:1-9; Matt. 22:23-33; Rev. 1:1-8
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalms 148, 149, 150; 114, 115; Amos 6:1-14; Luke 1:57-68;
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalms 20, 21:1-7 (8-14); 110: 1-5 (6-7), 116, 117; Amos
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalms 16,17; 22; Amos 5:1-17; Matt. 22:1-14; Jude 1-16 Jesus
<<Return to Advent Meditations page Psalm 18:1-20; 21-50; Amos 4:6-13; Matt. 21:33-46; 2 Pet. 3:11-18
The enormous, irregular standing-stone that is Freethinkers’ Rock rises at the edge of Turkey Bottom
I was just putting some finishing touches on this week’s article for Sowing Holy
Years ago, I was on an airplane headed to Buenos Aires, Argentina during my doctoral
At one time, “How I spent my summer vacation” was a staple of fall school
You are invited to try the practice of being an “Episcopal Pilgrim.” “What’s an Episcopal
Years ago, I went to my mentor for help with anxiety about an upcoming presentation.
The Labels We Carry As human beings we naturally categorize and label things in order
As the acting dean of academic affairs for the fall semester, I was given
How do you explain the trinity? Over cheesecake. We attended a women’s
On Tuesday afternoon three of my classmates and I said our goodbyes to the group
Church of the Resurrection or Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Paschal Mystery bathed in “I am
Greetings from Nazareth, where we have been staying with the Sisters of Nazareth. Our
Today we were fed the bread of heaven at dawn in the desert. Cynthia presided
Today the group from SSW visited Razzouk tattoo parlor, which has been providing pilgrims with
How do our pilgrims seem so focused and organized? How is it they seem to
We had the honor of meeting with the Most Rev. Suheil Dawani, of praying for
Who needs a smart classroom in the holiness of the Cathedral chapel? Jane unwinds
Rising seniors, Richelle Thompson and Reagan Gonzalez, dressed for the Western Wall and Temple Mount. –
The sacredness of this place has enriched the gospels in ways I couldnt have imagined.
We entered the Church of John the Baptist, in Ein Kerem (“spring of the vineyard”),
For the next two weeks, the Sowing Holy Questions blog breaks from its normal routine
The advance team (Jane and Dow Patterson, John Lewis, Pat Bridwell, Katherine Buzzini, and Kathy
For the next two weeks, the Sowing Holy Questions blog breaks from its normal routine
I remember once waiting with my two-year-old son for my wife, his mother, to come
Two years ago Microsoft published a study showing that between 2000 and 2015 the
C.S. Lewis once said that if we could really see another person—any other person—as
The story… In a recent conversation with a friend an interesting topic came up. She
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