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This thing has feathers. (pinned post)
Tags: UncategorizedYeah, yeah, I misquoted Dickinson. (She wrote, “Hope is the thing with feathers,” not “Hope’s the thing…” But this is a meme I made a while back that isn’t really a meme because it’s not meming, but it does seem, unfortunately, to be evergreen: Feel free to use it if you like, though.
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Borrowing Light
A poem for the latter part of Lent Recently published in Earth & Altar. Go give them some traffic—there’s a lot of great stuff to read in addition to the poetry. When I was in grad school, I worked as a verger at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. The cathedral proper was my work space (along…
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I mean, Jesus was a day late, too!
The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year A—March 22, 2026 The weekend got away from me; I’m posting this a day late. (Sound familiar, though?) I have a beautifully creepy song for you to listen to while you read this—or, better yet, to close your eyes and listen to. It’s based on a different biblical story,…
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The Lord does not see as mortals see
The Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A—March 15, 2026 The story of David’s anointing by Samuel always amuses me. God tells Samuel not to look on the outward appearance of Jesse’s sons, because that’s not a factor in who God chooses. Unlike human beings, God isn’t distracted by looks, but sees the heart. And then,…
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God, I’m thirsty
The Third Sunday in Lent, Year A—March 8, 2026 I hate Lent. …Stick with me, though. At least in the Episcopal Church, we do so much chest-beating—perhaps not literally, but if you pay attention to the words we’re praying, saying, and singing, you should see it. The season doubles down on what I’m coming to…
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Acting on Faith
The Second Sunday in Lent—March 1, 2026 Today’s readings point us back to Israel’s history, hopefully reminding us that Christianity descends from Israelite faith, but also requires a reinterpretation of that tradition for Gentile believers in Jesus. But these readings can remind us of a feature of that tradition we seem to have forgottn: that…
The Sound 