Autumn Prayer

Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter are my favorite seasons. But Autumn and Winter are my most favorite. The promise of cold temperatures and lengthening nights is my idea of a good season. A phone with a decent camera makes capturing seasonal highlights convenient....

God-Carrier

In April 2010, Krista Tippett interviewed Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa on her radio show On Being. The interview was called Tutu’s God of Surprises. One part of the interview flashes back to me over and over again. While Tutu was a bishop and pastor...

Praying in Black and White

Several years ago, my husband Andy and I noticed that the ratio of men to women in my Praying in Color Workshops® was a little low. For every fifteen to twenty women, there was one man. That seemed strange because we think praying with pen and markers in hand is a...

Forgiveness?

The last few weeks have given me plenty of opportunity to put on a few pounds—Paris, a trip to the mountains and my mother-in-law’s house, weekend company, a clergy conference at a place with abundant good food. In the past ten years, I’ve gained ten...