Category: Reflections

Sarah was talking with her brother last night about reasons she chose to step away from the church. Many of them seem to be connected to disappointment in decisions others have made. There are probably better words that describe each of the different emotions connected to each piece of the puzzle, but I think disappointment…

I am sitting in my family room on a quiet Sunday morning. It’s 8:30am, but to everyone it feels like 7:30am because Daylight savings has begun. 7:30am means everyone is sleeping. This morning I read about St. Benedict, who’s “view of the spiritual life began with the awareness of the presence of God rather than…

Reflections while visiting parents in Indianapolis by myself… This is such a different place. I turn on the television and I see commercials for Trump. Well, they are commercials for other politicians, but their main selling point is that they supported Trump. And their opponents didn’t support Trump. The auto shops have paintings of eagles…

LT wanted more of her congregation as community. I think. I think she wanted to feel more like she was part of the solution, as opposed to being part of the needing solved. I was the one who suggested we put square pegs into the leadership positions. But in the moment where the square peg…

Can I be mormon, little m? A man stopped me in the parking lot and began talking to me about the diameter of the sun as 360, and asked why we have 365 days. He started then multiplying 4 by 9 and 12 by 3 and they ended up as 360 and pointed to some…

This morning I heard from a man who started a youth outreach program after he felt Jesus saved him. After his saving experience he dedicated his life to Jesus. I don’t know if I believe in Jesus. I want to believe in Jesus because that’s what I was raised to do. So there is a part of…