Category Archives: Waffle Church
How open is the invitation?
She came up to me after the worship service at a dwindling congregation on the Lower East Side and said, “I just wanted to let you know that I didn’t take communion this morning because the preacher at this other church … Continue reading
It’s not really about the Waffles, after all…
The first thing that happened is a reporter from the Wall Street Journal called me and said, “Someone told me about this thing called ‘Waffle Church,’ and I just had to find out more.” And then she proceeded to write … Continue reading
Again! Again!
My children’s favorite word when Daddy is swinging them around and around, or I am (still, at ages 4 and 6) bouncing them on my knee or letting them crawl on me like I am some kind of pack animal… … Continue reading
Flipping the Script
This showed up on my Twitter feed a few days ago, and I can’t stop thinking about it: Yes. Absolutely. Unconsciously- which is really the problem here- it never occurred to me to think otherwise. By the grace of God, and … Continue reading
Looking for Good News Under the Table
I preached this sermon on Sunday, September 6, 2015, at the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield Gardens, Queens. Sisters and Brothers in Christ, it is my privilege to be here with you today to share in the worship of God … Continue reading
Picky Eaters
Trusting in God’s promises might mean that we enjoy what is set before us each day with a little more gratitude and maybe even some joy, because today is a gift that cannot be reopened tomorrow. Continue reading
What I learned from Waffle Church…
The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed… – a seed which, once removed from the jar by one or many small children, will find its way under the table, into the cracks between the floor boards, and buried … Continue reading
Introducing Waffle Church
I am doing another new thing! The community of St. Lydia’s Dinner Church in Brooklyn discerned over the past year a need to create worship opportunities for people of all ages. Their discernment led them to Waffle Church, and amazingly, to … Continue reading
gather the folks. tell the stories. 