💜 Vote on next retreat DATE, !

Published: Sun, 11/02/25

It will take less than one minute! Hello, - Thank you for attending our first Writing Retreat for Women of Color sponsored by the Writing Table with…

🐚 Are young ministers thriving, ?

Published: Mon, 10/27/25

Updated: Mon, 10/27/25

Richard Olson says yes many are! ... Hello, ! It has been a good and beautiful week in Collegeville. The leaves are falling. A few creatures are still…

🕯️ What stories are getting you through, ?

Published: Mon, 10/20/25

Updated: Mon, 10/20/25

Let me share a couple of mine.... ... Hello, ! My first week at the Collegeville Institute has been beautiful and interesting and life-giving. Let me…

🍂 How are you sustaining joy ?

Published: Mon, 10/13/25

Updated: Mon, 10/13/25

How are you appreciating the clergy in your life? ... Hello, ! The last few days at Kirkridge Retreat Center were splendid. I enjoyed our group…

🍂 Where will you focus, ?

Published: Mon, 10/06/25

Updated: Mon, 10/06/25

And how do you sustain that focus? ... Hello, ! This week I am headed to Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center. It is an amazing oasis of welcome, grace,…

🌳 What good is pastoral imagination, ?

Published: Mon, 09/29/25

Updated: Mon, 09/29/25

We need it more than ever! ... Hello, ! This morning I want to tell you about why I send a weekly message to you on Monday mornings. In 2018, I…

🪴 pastoral imagination, !

Published: Mon, 09/22/25

Updated: Mon, 09/22/25

holy cow! this stuff is real! ... Hello, ! It's been a long trip, and a very good one. I'm headed home as I write to you. And I am so grateful for…

📮 Create & sustain joy starting now, !

Published: Mon, 09/15/25

Updated: Mon, 09/15/25

Signs for how are everywhere! ... Hello, !I'm sending you a postcard this week from Redcar on the coast of the North Sea in England. I'm here for a…

🌈 Where do you see signs of life, ?

Published: Mon, 09/08/25

Updated: Mon, 09/08/25

+ questions for your week ... Hello ! When you receive my ne t postcard on Monday morning, I hope you will be rested from a weekend with some down…

🙏 Will you pray for me, ?

Published: Mon, 09/01/25

Updated: Mon, 09/01/25

+ questions for your spiritual well-being ... Hello ! When you get my postcard on Labor Day, I hope it finds you resting from your labors. I am on an…