Writing

It has been a little while since I last wrote here. Life has been full in the way that stretches time—travel, ministry, important conversations about upcoming transitions. But as we begin to turn the corner into spring, I find myself returning here, at the threshold of something. We are nearing the end of Lent. Just one week remains before we step into Holy Week, where we will walk with Christ through his passion, his death, and—eventually—his resurrection. But we are not the

Standing at the Threshold of Lent As we approach Ash Wednesday, we find ourselves standing at a threshold. The season of Epiphany has invited us to see, to notice who Christ is and how he is revealed among us. But Lent invites something different. It invites us not just to see, but to listen. Not just to observe Christ’s glory, but to follow him down the mountain and into the deeper work of transformation. Lent is often misunderstood as a season of spiritual self-improvement,

Vision, Responsibility, and the Narrow Way of Living as a Peacemaker This week, I struggled over what to preach. Like many clergy, I found myself caught between the urgency of what is unfolding in our nation and the particular texts the lectionary placed before us. The headlines felt relentless. The suffering felt close and overwhelming. And I wondered quietly and persistently whether words spoken from a pulpit could matter in a moment like this, or whether silence might fee