by Nathan Reed | Feb 28, 2020 | Blog, poetry
You flip and flutter and roll across streets and yards in the last year‘s drab worn dresses. But the wind blows not only you, but spring, when your sisters green and vibrant will emerge and fill the trees.
by Nathan Reed | Oct 27, 2019 | Blog, church
I listen to a lectionary podcast each week and one of the features is an included reading from “A Great Cloud of Witnesses”, a book published by the Episcopal Church commemorating important figures in the Christian tradition (including Catholics,...
by Nathan Reed | Oct 5, 2017 | Blog, church
“Take time to be Holy, speak oft with thy Lord…” The last few weeks we have experienced unaccountable violence in West Tennessee, and been grief stricken and appalled at violence in Las Vegas (and continued violence in our communities). In an address...
by Nathan Reed | Jun 7, 2016 | Blog, church, music, relationships
“All will be well You can ask me how but only time will tell” Transitions, challenges, uncertainty, discord, mourning, sometimes unwanted beginnings and endings — these are things we face year in and year out, day by day. Julian of Norwich said,...
by Nathan Reed | May 31, 2016 | Blog, relationships
This post originally appeared on my very old blog on December 23, 2008. I’m hoping to begin writing new content soon! I’m not being profound when I say that infidelity is one of the leading causes of “break-ups” and divorce. Emotional attachments are precarious...
by Nathan Reed | May 27, 2016 | Blog, relationships
The Bible says that “the love of money is the root of evil” — or something similar. We hear that passage misquoted often as “money is the root of evil”. Do you ruminate on what your friends owe you? Is it your turn to pay the bar bill or...
