It’s been an incredible season of emptying. Heart-breaking and heart-opening as leave-takings at their best can be. And this time of saying goodbye, I tried doing some things differently. Instead of walking away from the grief, I accepted it. Let myself feel it, and be carried forth by it. Instead of worrying all Fall about … Continue reading a season of goodbyes
Along the Way
A letter from Peter
September 17, 2018 Dear Friends, Five years ago, I stepped off the wharf onto a sailboat and I learned how to sail. On that adventure I discovered a practice that helped me let go of the life I had, and discover a new life I’d never imagined. Today, I write that I have been called … Continue reading A letter from Peter
Reformation and Migration
It's mid June — the season of graduation and celebrations, a time of anticipating perhaps some time away or a summer vacation. I leave on Friday for a few weeks of vacation to rest and prepare for some added responsibilities during Catherine's sabbatical from the end of July to the end of October, and also … Continue reading Reformation and Migration
Along the Way – Ash Wednesday
It’s not a very popular service. And why would it be? I mean, who would really want to come at an inconvenient hour in the middle of a busy week to have the pastor make the sign of the cross on your forehead in black soot and bless you with the words, “Remember you are … Continue reading Along the Way – Ash Wednesday
