How do I love thee, Easter Monday?
Let me count the ways. Photo by kemal can acartu00fcrk on Pexels.com
The Night I Didn’t Do the Dishes
When I walked into the kitchen this morning, I saw them – dirty dishes from the day before laid out on the counter like people on a beach looking for a suntan. They were happy there. The dishes did not care that I had not washed them, and neither did anyone else, even though I…
Enough
If you think, “I wish I knew more. If I knew more, I would be better at my job.” Or, “If I made more money, I could relax and have fun.” “If I had more time, I could be a better partner/parent/friend.” My spiritual director explains that the devil’s word is more. A longing for…
The Overfunctioner’s Bread
You are sitting there in worship, minding your own business, and what seems like an innocent psalm leaps off the page and stirs up trouble. I don’t expect trouble from the psalm! The makers of the lectionary pair it with a Gospel. It is more like an opener than the headliner. During the second service…
Who Is He, To You?
We have arrived on the other side of Christmas Eve. On behalf of all worship leaders everywhere, let me say one big WHEW! It was fun. We prepped, we gathered, we sang, and finally, we napped. This morning, our congregation’s liturgy focused on Jesus’ name as it is scattered around the Scriptures. .1 We know…
I Wrote a Book When Few People Read Books
A year ago I wrote a book even though reading books is a rarity. If you are reading this, perhaps you also read books. Or, maybe not. It is possible you used to read many books and now you pick up a book only once in a while. I recently read (in an actual book!)…
Who Will You Avoid at Thanksgiving By Scrolling on Your Phone?
(This is an excerpt adapted from a chapter that didn’t make it into my Advent devotional book. The book is meant to offer you a new perspective on your own self, and on your relationships with family.) I may forever question my parenting decisions in regard to devices. Our second son, born the same year…
A Time for Every Matter…But Not Every Matter Matters
If you were to ask me what a pastor does, I would say we tend to the matters named in Ecclesiastes, chapter three: birth and death, planting and harvesting, weeping and laughing, tearing (broken relationships) and sewing (mending relationships), love and hate, war and peace. I was 26 when I was ordained at Holy Nativity…
Around the Corner in 41 Days
You may already know. Advent begins in 41 days. Of course you know ! Who doesn’t have an Advent countdown? (Everyone. Everyone does not have an Advent countdown!) You have to look past Halloween, All Saints Day, the end of Daylight Savings (a day savored by church leaders), and finally Thanksgiving to land in the…
A Cookie Contradiction
My daughter baked these lovely sprinkle cookies. She is a near-master of the Crumbl knock-off recipes, which was the answer to my husband’s question a few months ago: “Why in the world do we have so much flour?” The cookies are as good as they look…most of the time. Always the willing taste-tester, she handed…
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Lisa Lewton 