Walking with Grief
In January 2021, I lost one of my champions and people who loved me the most in this world, my Pap, to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a pastor, it was […]
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I’m Not Throwing away My Shot
“Do you have kids?” the paramedic administering my vaccine asked. “Yes. Two barrels of energy. They are 3 and 1.” “A pastor and a mom? Wow.” She said, smiling. “I […]
A Prayer of Thanksgiving
Holy One, Source of all good things in this world: Let’s be honest. It’s 2020. You’ve seen this year happen. In a year of pandemic, and politics, and isolation, and […]
2020 Thanksgiving Prayer
God of all of us, Life as we knew it has changed. Thanksgiving as we knew it is different this year. We have lost people we love. We have lost […]
A Prayer for Essential Workers
Loving God, While some of us are in the safety of our homes, you have called others to risk themselves and their families to keep our communities running. We give […]
Dear Clergy: A Letter for November
My dear, weary, fierce colleagues in ministry, It’s been a year, hasn’t it? None of us knew going in to 2020 what would come; none of us expected to spend […]
A World Communion Story and Liturgy for Strange Times
A Story before the Meal I was not excited about my first in-person communion service during the pandemic. I felt like the virus was just taking away one more thing. […]
A Trauma Informed Pandemic Ministry
When I modified the passing of the peace for worship on March 8, others in our county-seat town in Northwest Ohio didn’t seem concerned about the virus yet. I received […]
Praying while Frayed
Let’s pray together: We try to have a good attitude about it, God, but sometimes we just run out of juice for that. We’ve got no more energy to pivot, […]
The Lonesome Valley of Birthing this Holy Week
New life is coming into a sick and suffering world for me this Easter, just as it did that first Easter. As I sat reclined in the dim monitoring closet […]
