prac·tice [ práktiss ]

Definition:

1. Repeat something to get better: to do something repeatedly in order to improve

2. To do something as an established custom or habit

3. To act according to the beliefs and customs of a...

I was excited about the start of this New Year even though the economy has tanked and jobs are hard to come by.  I was excited, I guess, because I felt hope in the air. 

I sensed the presence of God in the midst of the...

Metropolitan Community Churches has been in existence for over 40 years now! What started with twelve inquisitive people in the living room of one brave and faithful prophet is now a global movement for justice and liberation...

Poetry is prayer. Poetry is our story. Poetry is communication and communion. What follows is three poems that represent three movements...

The opposite of love is indifference, not hate, which takes effort and work to maintain.

“Purpose is the thing in your life you will fight for.  It is the ground you will defend at any cost.”  ~ Jim Loehr, The Power of Story

 “The name of infinite and inexhaustible depth and ground of our being is...

The mission of the early church was not to show people how to escape hell, but rather show the way to heaven.

As many of you know, I am no saint, but rather a sinner like the rest of creation. I can fret about the same trivial and not so trivial stuff like everybody else. I can forget that hardship is relative.

Anyone who spends any amount of time with me quickly learns that I love a good cup of coffee; and that I ingest most of my coffee through Starbucks experience.

I am not sure many of us are able to recognize either the power we have within us, or the collective power we share when we come together to fulfill God’s purpose for us.

The t-shirt said, “Just Mauied!” It was a play on words for those lucky couples who just got married in Maui, HI. I should have bought two because my partner and I had just gotten married…in Maui!

As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. (Mark 16:5)

As first time guests walk into Imago Dei MCC most sit in the last few rows of the sanctuary;...

An Artist’s Prayer (in preparation for Lent)

Maybe one day we'll grow weary of whining and celebrate the rain, the manna, the half-filled glass of water, the little gifts from heaven that make each day bearable. Instead of...

What is your worst habit?  What is your best habit?  Habits shape us and influence those around us.  Have you ever reflected upon the Jesus habits? The best habits are those that Jesus, God incarnate, practiced...