In the Courtyard

"New liturgy, engagement with scripture, and careful attention to everyday life" at www.IntheCourtyard.com.

Here you'll find prayers, meditations, and other writings that spring from my relationship with the Episcopal church, organized by the seasons of the church (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost).

Some of the pieces, such as litanies for holy days and special services, are composed out of love for these ancient and beautiful forms of liturgy.

Other material comes from a more contrary frame of mind, expressing ideas and feelings the way I wish they could be said in church, rather than the way they’re sometimes heard.

Selected Work

Books
Haiku - The Sacred Art: A Spiritual Practice in Three Lines
--from SkyLight Paths Publishing (2010)

"Captures the heart essence of a moment and the feelings it evokes by paying attention to small things and honoring the sacredness of everyday life.”
—Lucy Wynkoop, OSB, coauthor, Lectio Divina: Contemplative Awakening and Awareness

Sacred Attention: A Spiritual Practice For Finding God in the Moment
-- from SkyLight Paths Publishing (2007)

"Beautiful, passionate and very personal… reminds us again of why we need to be aware of the present moment: that’s where God is.”
-— John Lionberger, author, Renewal in the Wilderness: A Spiritual Guide to Connecting with God in the Natural World

Stumbling Toward God: A Prodigal’s Return -- from Innisfree Press (2002)

“An offbeat, engagingly written, appealingly uncertain spiritual memoir.”
-- Publisher’s Weekly

Plays
Baptizer
“Herod stood in awe of John because he knew that he was an upright and holy man..."

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