Tag Archives: Change

Goodbye, Hello

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

It was almost exactly one year that I first posted this piece, and in saying goodbye to yet another colleague this coming weekend I find it still says what I’m feeling: It has become painfully clear that the more people … Continue reading →

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Impermanence

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Twentieth century choreographer George Balanchine believed that all ballets were like butterflies:  “A breath, a memory, then gone.”  A recent article in The Wall Street Journal points out that this is true of all the performing arts.  “All that work, … Continue reading →

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Why do we keep the stuff we keep?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

I have a habit that some of you may also have. Whenever I am frustrated, worried or concerned about something that I don’t know what or how to do, I find something to do that I do know how to … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to retire?

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

After 24 years of serving as a parish priest, I recently decided to retire from active ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church and announced it to my parish. I know it is a privilege to retire and not everyone can … Continue reading →

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“Arise, shine; for your light has come”

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

“Arise, shine; for your light has come,    and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”   (Isaiah 60:1) Today we celebrate the feast of The Epiphany.  It is the day when Christ is manifest to the Gentiles in the persons of … Continue reading →

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“Behold, I am making all things new” – Revelation 21:5

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

On July 29, 1974, eleven women deacons in the Episcopal Church were ordained in Philadelphia as priests. This ordination service, performed by four bishops who were retired or had resigned, was denounced as “irregular” and these women became known as … Continue reading →

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Time – did we really gain an hour last weekend?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

This past Sunday morning at 2 am, we all turned our clocks back one hour to return to “Standard Time”, and hopefully we all gained an hour of sleep or reading, or maybe you stayed out an hour longer, or … Continue reading →

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‘See, I am making all things new.’

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

When people ask me, “where are you from?”, I always hesitate, not sure how much information they really want to know. I do not have a “home town” or place where my family lived for years and where I grew … Continue reading →

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Starting a new ministry

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” – Matt.13:44   The name and background of … Continue reading →

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“I am about to do a new thing…”

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Isaiah 43.19 – “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?  I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” It feels like we are balanced on … Continue reading →

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