prayer
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Japan and God’s Creation
While I was in Japan a month ago, I was surprised to see how many people were outside. The weather was pretty hot and humid, too, which made it even more surprising. There were many reasons that people were outside:… Continue reading
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God is also in the empty skies
A few weeks ago, I went on a trip to Japan. And while on the flight, in the skies above those small little islands in southwest Alaska, a thought came to me: God is here, too. Now, quite obviously God… Continue reading
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Japan, Christianity, and Prayer
For the past two weeks, I’ve been traveling with my wife. We left the kids with my mother-in-law, hopped on the plane in Newark, NJ at 8:00 in the morning, and were in Japan the afternoon of the following day.… Continue reading
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Children, prayer, and song
Today marks the second day of summer break for my kids, and so for two months they will be much more a part of my daily work- and prayer-life. Yesterday, I met a few parishioners at a coffee shop to… Continue reading
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Beginning to Pray (again)
I’ve come to a place in daily prayer where I feel like I’m only just getting started. In a way, this isn’t a surprising feeling. As we go deeper and deeper into a practice (into any kind of practice), we… Continue reading
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Our attachment to love
For the past few weeks, I’ve been reading The Book of Joy, by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, with a group of parishioners at church. The book is very good, and I definitely recommend it for anyone who… Continue reading
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What do you pass down?
My parish is currently in the process of hiring a new Children’s Education Director. Hiring someone isn’t simply about just finding the right person for the job. It’s also about refining what the job actually entails. In part, this work… Continue reading
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Watching the weather
During the winter, my kids and I watched the snow fall. Now, we watch the rain. What do you think about when you look outside? What comes to your mind unbidden? What do you purposefully look for? What do you… Continue reading
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The Family and Passing on Tradition
A group in my parish is currently working and praying through the Community of Hope International program, and this week we looked at family systems. Technically, family systems is a lens by which a person looks at the assumptions, practices,… Continue reading
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The Psalms, anxiety, and spiritual enemies
I’ve never been that good with keeping to Morning Prayer every morning, but I’d like to be. Getting my children ready for school most mornings, however, doesn’t usually lead to a stable schedule of daily prayer. And so, like most… Continue reading
Incense and Crayons 