Narrowing the “Gaps”

When I was a kid, a “gap” was something between my teeth, or next to the railway platform, or a way to get over the mountains. Today, we have other kinds of gaps: the ‘achievement... Read More »

Readiness to Return

“O God of peace, who has taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved….” (from the prayer “For Quiet Confidence,” The Book of Common Prayer, page 832) This... Read More »

Graceful Leavings

During the month of June, I have had the privilege of speaking at two commencements at Episcopal schools. One was a twelfth grade commencement at Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, South... Read More »

Left Behind or Included?

Although I adore reading my printed newspaper each day, one of the fun features of a digital edition is the list of “most popular” or “most e-mailed” news stories. The 16th... Read More »

Poetry and Everyday Life

April was National Poetry Month. It’s also a time here in the northeast when the smallest enticements of spring begin to peep out through the cold winds and chilly rains that continue to hound... Read More »

Tragedy Strikes, Yet Again

The explosions at the Boston Marathon that injured so many and took the lives of three people, including an eight-year-old boy, came as yet another shock, following so closely as they have on the... Read More »

Redeemed by Love

On Easter Sunday, I happened to turn on the radio and encounter a moving conversation between On Being host Krista Tippett and Rep. John Lewis, one of the civil rights movement’s great leaders... Read More »