Month: October 2013

the stewardship of friendship

  In the days when cities were filled with brown and grey buildings, it was important that the church door was red.  The Sanctuary Laws were such that if a person was running from an unjust accuser, they could reach safety and protection by seeing and running towards the red...

transfiguration of the day

When I look at this icon from a church in Rome, I am reminded of God and Adam in the celieng paintings by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.  That famous image of Adam and God reaching out towards each other with their fingers nearly touching comes to mind when I...

the stewardship of our suffering

  My formation was in a Dutch Reformed school and so the notion of crucifix and candle was hard for me to digest.  I was and still am rather low church and tend toward the evangelical traditions of the church.  But I am increasingly aware that as I learn more...

the stewardship of our hope

  Yesterday I had a transcendent conversation with a friend.  She is wise and kind and authentic - all ingredients of such a conversation.  She said that we must simply be who we are and that out of that authenticity and goodness will come what God is trying, through us,...

the stewarship of whisperings, lookings and wonderings

These are salt dishes I made for a company in Montreal with which I fell in love as I was strolling along the Plateau district.  The store sold nothing but things which had been infused with the fragrance and oils of flowers. Salts (like those pictured) and sugars, oils and...

the stewardship of simplicity

  Simplicity is nott he same as scarcity.  They are often confused in our society. Simplicity such as having a bit of cheese and a good piece of fruit for dinner can highlight the beauty, flavor and humility of knowing our right place in the world and living out a...

the stewardship of our self-offering

    The great masterpiece of the spiritual life is being awake. We all keep looking for that spiritual master who will enlighten us but the great masters of the spiritual life are there to tell their followers what they need to hear so that they can see that they...

the stewardship of our kindness

  Time spent with Asian elephants has taught me about the power of kindness. Many days with this elephant named Tingsay gave me the opportunity to get to know her and she me.  We spent a lot of time together in the villages and jungles to the north of Chiang...

I am

      Note to readers:  Some of you are not getting the photo which comes with the daily blog.  We are trying to fix that and hope to do so soon.  The blogs are based on or emerge out of the image and so we understand that this is...

fire and formation

  It is wonderful to be back into throwing clay into pots again. I have been a potter much longer than I have been a priest. My new studio is a fine space and being part of a coop of artists is pushing me into places I had not imagined. ...