When have you been the recipient of generosity? How did it change you? My family was the recipient of a huge gift many years ago. Our youngest qualified for a Make-a-Wish gift, and so all of us were sent to the amusement parks of Orlando- all the Disney parks, plus...

A personal sharing here. I attended a Grief Retreat for Clergy last week. People have kindly asked about it, and I’m happy to share some of my experience, especially since I believe as a society, we don’t talk enough about navigating grief. As many of you know, the last couple...

On Sunday, we talked about witches, or more specifically, beliefs about witches across thousands of years. This was one of those sermons where the information far outpaced the limited time of a service. Since I received so many interesting comments and questions afterwards, I thought I’d share more for those...

Sunday was our Question Box Sunday, where members submit questions and the ministers answer them on the fly. The questions I receive are always impressive, but I think y’all outdid yourself this year. So many good ones, we couldn’t address them all. No problem, you’ve given me great fodder for...

One of the bits of wisdom from Brene Brown that I repeat often, to myself and others, is “Clear is kind.” As someone enculturated as a woman in the South, this takes a lot of work. We are taught to be unclear in how we communicate – just think of...