Driving home from school this week, my daughter and I talked about some challenges she is having with poor behavior in the classroom. We talked about some strategies to help her work on it. I encouraged her to just keep trying. Exasperated, she said to me, “I am trying. It’s just so...
This summer I have loved the unfolding of the David story in our lectionary. I have preached on his story several times because I love how very complicated his story is. When most of us think of David, we think of the revered king. He was favored and anointed by God, is celebrated by the people...
Today is a day I have been longing for for at least a month. The church bells are playing, the sun is shining, the temperature is rising, and I can see bits of grass under mounds of snow. In some ways, the dreariness of winter has been most appropriate. We are in Lent after all, so...
I was talking to a parent recently about the challenges of raising children. She reminded me of an awesome interview by Louis C.K. with Conan O’Brien. The interview itself is funny and, as fair warning, quite crass (do not watch it with impressionable ears nearby – the...
