The Episcopal Lectionary for this week resounds in syncopated side-step with emergency events. California again burns—as 250,000 flee and millions lose electricity. In contrast, the scripture for the last Sunday of October celebrates the return—over summer-drought-desiccated Canaan—of “early rains” (Joel 2:23-32; Ps 65; 84). The theme in common is water. California longs for such in […]

We sat nervously around the table. Having never met before, we started by introducing ourselves with our name and where we were from. In the context of Cape Town, South Africa, saying where you’re from says a lot about your outlook on life, as the spatial geography of the land is tied up with race, […]

To what extent do Black lives truly matter? What is the value of Black lives and how willing are we to do what is necessary to not only preserve them, but to nourish and strengthen them? As a young Black woman that has seen countless videos, news reports, and articles on instances where Black lives […]

Wilderness is not just out there, like a remote mountain range. It is also in here, in our private interiors, and in-between, along the unpredictable terrain of relationships. While there are many definitions of wilderness, I would like to suggest that wilderness is wherever we humans find ourselves vulnerable: real—and not in charge. While such […]

I am an Episcopalian living in the spiritual-but-not-religious stronghold of the Pacific Northwest. Until recently I believed, given sparse attendance, that the institutional church in my neck-of-the-woods was dying, but having been ‘ghosted’ by members of a well-populated parish in a part of the country where church-going is the cultural norm, I now see death […]

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you” – Mary Angelou  On account of being human, we are shaped into our story and in-turn, our story shapes us and our world. On account of our inherent relatedness, life’s twists and turns can wound and scar. Fate will have a hand in […]

We humans, as a species, have come far from our ancient predecessors. From learning to use tools, to coming together to build communities and later societies, we are, as a species, complex and conscious of our own being. Communal in nature, we came together and helped one another prosper and create technology our ancestors never […]

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. ~ The […]

There are games for the body, games for the mind, but what about games for the soul? What about games that encourage compassion and gratitude towards ourselves and others? Such elements are not normally associated with video games. Today, most people think of games as just another form of entertainment; a diversion from the mundane […]

Acceptance. This simple word has shaped how I live my life and how I treat others. At its core is the he Golden Rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Seems like an easy concept and something people should inherently do right? Yet in society today, it appears that it’s […]