I wanted to share a snippet of what I preached this week.    Here are the passages and a brief synopsis of my understanding of them as they relate to this week’s inspirations. Psalm 19:  The Heavens are telling the Glory of God and the wonders of God’s love are all around us. 1 Corinthians…Read more »

This past Sunday I preached about a new challenge that I’m putting out there for people to enjoy….it doesn’t require blindfolds, or detergent or bone chilling water, it’s the simple act of making eye contact with people that we pass on the street or in the mall, or at the post office.  As we become…Read more »

Last night we held our annual Night of Remembrance for our Brothers and Sisters experiencing homelessness who have passed away in 2018.  We read 41 names.  41 people just in Barnstable alone.  That’s shocking; horrifying really!  41 people who did not recieve adequate housing, adequate health care, adequate attention from a place known for it’s…Read more »

This past week someone asked me to sit with them while they cried.  They are living in a group home and have been told not to cry because it is perceived as fake and unnecessary.  I sat with her and she told her story,  and cried big, real tears of frustration, of deep sadness, of…Read more »

On Tuesday I attended a workshop on suicide prevention.  On Wednesday, I stayed home to cry. I thought about the people that I meet with or people in my life; those who live with substance misuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation and suicidality as their baseline.  Most of these people are women and most of these people…Read more »