Minister Musings

Dear Ones, As we move into December, into the darkness, we find ourselves in spaces of tension. There’s the excitement and hubbub of all the things that happen around the holidays, combined with commercial and consumerist messages that bombard us. There’s the tension...

How do we reclaim our narrative? What story do we want to tell about our lives? I’m here in St. Paul, MN deeply grateful to be at BLUU’s Harper-Jordan Memorial Symposium (https://www.blacklivesuu.com/about). Well, enjoying and being humbled and awed by it… Here I’m...

Years ago (so many years I don’t remember who or why) someone asked me a question I keep with me: To whom are you responsible, to who and what do you belong? I carry this question with me because it reminds me to reflect on where I am in the world and who and what I’m...

Dear Ones, As we enter this new year – our second year together and your second year of interim ministry – I find myself thinking and wondering a lot about expectations, identity, and change. This summer, as I prepared to spend a week camping with my mother, my...

Dear Ones, How does your past influence who you are today and who you might become in the future? How does it affect what you love to do, who you connect with, and how you want to engage with the wider world? How do the high points, the low points, and the level...