Minutia

Dec 1, 2011 by

I sweat the small stuff. Little things get to me. Symmetry or asymmetry can ruin my hour. A carelessly destroyed pattern is mortally...

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Excess

Nov 30, 2011 by

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving I ate an entire carton of powdered donut holes from Trader Joe’s. Once again today I ate an...

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Consumerism

Nov 26, 2011 by

Yesterday was Black Friday — although there were at least two stores I saw on the news that opened up very late Thanksgiving...

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Secularization

Nov 15, 2011 by

When I was completing my ministerial internship in New Zealand in 2010, my supervisor, friend and colleague the Rev. David Clark and I...

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Simplification

Nov 12, 2011 by

After yesterday’s post (literally, almost right after) I decided to open up one of those unopened boxes sitting in a corner of...

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Abundance

Nov 11, 2011 by

I’m giving one of the reflections at our new Sunday evening service this week. I’ve been excited about this service since...

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