Rev Mibi

I went to visit the sick parishioner from Saint Diverse, and was gratified that she is doing much better today. Mixed feelings about the lac...

There is an excellent book on christian ethics and issues of death and medical treatment by the name of this post. We read portions of it in...

and I'm moving slowly. I had intended to pop up at the crack of dawn, take a walk, have breakfast, then go to the library to work on sun...

I was tagged by LauraLew for this meme, and so here are the rules, etc: 1. List all the rules. 2. Tell us seven things about yourself. a. I...

I spent Tuesday through Thursday down in the capital of the Confederacy, taking a course in Interim Ministry. It's the first step in a f...

Tomorrow is my last Sunday at Saint Diverse. They'll be having a little fete for me afterwards, which should be fun. Remarkable how one ...

In our seemingly endless process towards ordination, I met with the Standing Committee today. 'Twas a good interview. I knew only one of...

May I say I'm thoroughly sick of writing reflection papers for the various and sundry powers that be? Repetitive squishy questions that ...

Gardening is not magical. It requires hard work. If you’ve tried to garden here in Northern Virginia, you know that the soil is not too frie...

It's been a good day - a trip to the Farmer's Market for luscious fruits and vegetables, a successful Fare Ministry family event at ...

Here's some new music to feed your soul: Beth Neilsen Chapman's two-disc set entitled Prism. It's songs from a wide variety of r...

Blue Saabie is finally repaired and home again after a week and a half in the shop waiting for her rebuilt ABS controller. I drove her back ...

Spooky, the somewhat neurotic but amusing black cat who shares our home, has been renamed. PH now calls her Emme, short for Emesis, which se...

I had a difficult and lengthy conversation with a parishioner. We started off with his anger and frustration about a difficult situation and...

Matt 10:1-7 Everybody deserves to have an Aunt Ethel. Aunt Ethel is the one who tells you that that dress really does make your behind look ...

So what is it about naps on Sunday afternoon when you work in the God business? I came home today after church. It had been a light day with...

Last night ended with a whimper rather than a bang, given the rainstorms that swept through. They still had the big fireworks downtown on th...

For some reason, I'm not feeling very energetic today. I'll have Thursday through Saturday off for the 4th of July, so I should be f...

After listening to an ordination sermon where the bishop opined that those entering the priesthood were not really shepherds, but in fact sh...