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As an addendum to my previous post about wedding rudeness, here is a spectacular example of the gift-giving insanity I referenced. Once you are mocking your gifts or asking your guests for a way to change or replace the gift, you've gone off-track. Back to kindergarden for remedial politeness lessons! -
Wedding rant
It's mid-June, which means it's prime Wedding Season. Beautiful, happy couples are pledging their love to each other, beginning their lives together ( Read more... ) -
Amazing Iced Tea!
While the fourth day of July is not a holiday up here, it seems an appropriate day to post my awesome iced tea recipe. Liberally adapted from an old family recipe, it is simple, delicious, and easy to tweak. Enjoy ( Read more... ) -
Welcoming the stranger
The readings for tomorrow* are about welcoming the stranger (the eager or curious can find the gospel reading here), and that is what I want to preach about - it's something our community needs to think about. I've been thinking about the dual roles of host & guest, influenced by my (small) knowledge of Japanese religion - that we are both host and ( Read more... ) -
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It's strange to notice the shift in stress and tension when it finally reaches the point that quitting everything and running away starts to seem like the easier and more appropriate course of action. -
What I signed up for
I had a fun if busy Thanksgiving weekend planned: a murder mystery party Friday night, a relaxing Saturday with a parish dinner that evening, my first solo Thanksgiving service on Sunday, and then a day trip to a nearby city to meet up with friends who are normally much further away ( Read more... ) -
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Supposing there are people who use abortion as a form of birth control ought to be considered as absurd as supposing there are people who use skin grafts as a form of winter coat.
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Learning to love intuition
One of the strange things about growing into my role as a clergy person (and thus as a designated leader/decider/tie-breaker/blame-taker) is learning to trust my intuition ( Read more... ) -
Tony Hoagland, In Praise of Their Divorce
I keep telling myself that I should be posting more than a bunch of poems, but then I come across a poem that cries out to be shared and I can't resist ( Read more... ) -
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Nothing quite like family to make you realize how imperfect and un-self-actualized you really are. Anyone can be a saint alone...