It feels to me like we could be entering the springtime of our Interim days. Something that I’ll always remember about this time is that a Christ-like sense of innocence never faded from our journey together. Hope it never does. … Continue reading
When we gathered for our HVAC congregational conversation recently, I named how odd it was that we were here. Not because the need for a new HVAC system is surprising, but because this is the type of conversation that only … Continue reading
It has been my privilege (and challenge) to serve two churches who are both between pastors. They have both felt to me like sailing vessels at sea, kept on course by crews waiting for skippers. Neither has been adrift, thank … Continue reading
About this time every February, I start looking forward to the first day of March. That’s the day when the last rays of sunlight slant through a north facing bedroom window just before sunset. For me, it is a harbinger … Continue reading
It is no secret, and I hope never to forget, that Highland offered a home for me before I believed I deserved it. This home first came working for Carol alongside the youth community as an intern, long before I … Continue reading
In his new book, Postures, Prayers, and Poems: A Yoga Journey through Earth, Body, and Soul, author Joseph Lauricella begins by discussing the profound power of our breath. Here is a beautiful mantra taught by a life-long yogi, Sri Tirumalai … Continue reading
John L. Bell is a Scottish hymn-writer and Church of Scotland minister serving the Iona Community off the western coast of Scotland. I’ve had the opportunity to hear him speak at several conferences and ordered his song collections for Highland, … Continue reading
One of the greatest gifts I have received over this interim has been the relationship I have developed with Debbie, a neighbor who regularly visits the office. Once Joe and Nina left, I became one of her frequent conversationalists. I’ve … Continue reading
From 2019 I carry a profound sense of gratitude for Highland Baptist Church. Diana Butler Bass in her book, Grateful: The Subversive Practice of Giving Thanks, wrote “gratitude is an emotion, a complex set of feelings involving appreciation, humility, wonder, … Continue reading
God of hope, God of peace, free me to breathe slowly and notice where You are appearing, even as I am present to all of the fullness of life right before me. The first Advent devotion of the season included … Continue reading