God’s Presence
God Who Is Present in the Darkness, let me feel your presence when I shut my eyes. If that cannot happen at this moment, send someone to me; give me words in a book,...
The Stuff of Spring Cleaning
The Stuff of Spring Cleaning I’ve been motivated to clean out closets, drawers, and even a bit of the basement. The reasons why are: Spring flowers are blooming One daughter-in-law is on a personal...
Systems Issues
I was recently asked to comment further on a statement that I made publicly about dealing with Unseen Greenville. I said that change requires dealing with structural and systems issues. The person who asked...
Uncharted Journey April 20
On Saturday, April 18, I led a day-long retreat about Uncharted Journey. The event was hosted by Buncombe Street UMC Women but included women from other congregations as well as one or two from...
Uncharted Journey April 16
Growth is part of the three legs that undergirds our uncharted journeys of life’s transitions. (The other two are letting go and loss.) James Hollis in Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life...
Uncharted Journey April 9
Elizabeth Watson said, “Sometimes we must leave our fixed abode and become sojourners in uncertainty. We need to learn that no place, however hallowed in our memories, is more holy than any other.” When...
Uncharted Journey, April 6
When I began the process about a year ago that has taken on life as Uncharted Journey, I began reading and reading and reading. I discovered things that I’m sure that others have known...