Lent 2023 - Murrelets

The Oath that He Swore I promised my mother that I would take care of y younger brother after our parents were dead. Our middle brother had committe…

Definition of underdog: a person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict. A victim of social or political injustice. Speaking as someone who…

In the United Church of Christ we like to say “No matter who you are, or where you are in life’s journey, you are welcome here.” We like to think we …

Recently our wilderness subdivision has gone through a terrible, divisive implosion. At a very recent called meeting for an election, people on the o…

As a child my family moved around a lot. The only place I felt I belonged was my grandparents’ house in Chicago, Illinois. It was always a comfort to…

While I have now gone digital with my own photos, I still like photos that I can touch. I was looking through the photo album my mother kept for me t…

In John 8, Jesus tells his Jewish followers, "you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." I've often stumbled over thei…

For the last two years, I have been worshipping in a Catholic church and helping with the children´s Sunday School. The Franciscan nun who runs the s…

For some reason a song came to mind with the prompt A Permanent Place: Stevie Wonder’s “A Place in the Sun”! I brought it up on YouTube and yes, enjo…

Where do I belong? Belonging belongs to the past. In the past, we tumbled over each other like kittens or cubs, loving and biting, practicing for bei…