God of Small Wounds
I pray our God is a God who cares for our small wounds as much as for our large ones.
To Experience Awesome
...we cannot “do” awe. Like God’s grace and mercy, we can only receive it...
God's Love is Messy
Think about the life of Jesus. Love doesn’t get much messier than that.
It Takes Courage to Make Meaning
The most difficult thing to convince most students in a typical high school English class is that things mean things. I’m referring to...
When Words Speak Louder than Actions
Actions speak louder than words. I’ve always hated that expression. I’m a writer, after all. My words are my actions. My actions are my...
Keep Going: A Message from the Wilderness
“Lord, break me and make me new.” I started to pray this prayer a year and a half ago when I left my job as a classroom teacher to become...
I Heard Joy and Justice in the Baltimore Men’s Chorus
Last Friday, I did not sit before a sky filled with thousands of heavenly messengers, but I did sit in the church sanctuary before a...
Harm Reduction in Hampden
March 28th marked the one-year anniversary of the Community Risk Reduction Services’ partnership with St. Luke’s Church on the Avenue,...
Community Risk Reduction in Hampden
"'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you...
Blessed are we...
I think like most people, I've been incredibly anxious this past year as the election reared its ugly head. One day away from the ballot...