Signing in again after a long absence
This space has gone empty for some years while I've been blogging as the rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Bellingham, Washington. I'm returning to this space now, as I'm nearly retired from that position. Some in that congregation encouraged me to continue writing, and I will. I'm honored by their attention to what I preached and wrote during my 12 years with that wonderful congregation. I was privileged to be with people who were thoughtful and kind, who held Christian beliefs in charity with their neighbors, and who put up with my imperfections. I'm now entering the experience with my wife of being grandparents. Our step-grandchildren, the wonderful Samantha and Abe, were recently joined by Lukas (Luke), my daughter's first-born child, and it's our joy to finally be with them all for a time in the Green Mountains of Vermont as fall begins to show. We left the choking smoke of the West to come here, and I felt grateful to be able to escap...