(written for Rev. Justin McCreary’s sermon, “The Devil I Know: Demonic Themes in Spiritual Formation”) The Garden Bountiful had everything we needed– The safest of havens, plotted for us in love Carefree, we moved among the trees Untouched by shame, untouched by pride. Innocent: how could we know? Our Perfection was lost upon us Until I laid […]
With summer kicking up, I am reminded of Camp Mercury’s philosophy that growth and learning doesn’t happen while safely contained in bubble wrap. We have to be willing to have “skin in the game,†to be willing to fall flat. I’m a huge comics/sci-fi nerd, and one of the things that always brings me to […]
Dear Mississippi, how should I begin? As a Unitarian Universalist, I can only speak my own truth, which is informed by a deep relationship with the elements. Water: In heavy rain, cats yowling, the lightning in the sky giving me a glimpse of the Chunky River’s churning. A sudden doom fell upon my shoulders: I was moving […]