This is a first and hopefully a last – someone asked me to unbaptize them. It was a woman who appeared to be in her thirties. She was...

Every once in a while, I get to bless a baby in utero. This includes expectant moms in my congregation and sometimes strangers I meet...

The other day I got chalk on someone’s forehead when giving them a blessing. It was left over from writing and rewriting “Ask me for a...

I recently cried for the first time in this ministry. I’ve gotten misty-eyed before, but this was the first time a tear actually escaped...

A few days ago I got to offer blessings in downtown Nashville, right outside Christ Church Cathedral. As I set up on the sidewalk in the...

This week I met a man who asked for a blessing on his first day of sobriety. He was an alcoholic and clearly hungover. Bloodshot eyes,...

A clergy colleague once told me, "The demons come out before Christmas and Easter.” His point was that spiritual darkness in the world...

Last week I had two prayer requests related to marriage. The first was from a middle-aged couple who said they wanted their marriage “to...

It’s been a minute. And by “a minute,” I mean well over a year. It’s hard to believe I haven’t posted to this blog since January of 2021....

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This week I resumed my ministry of offering blessings outside. Only now I have a special mask to match my stole (green for the season of...

As a minister in an urban setting, I come into contact with my fair share of people with signs of severe mental illness. “Saucy J” told...

Last week I got my first kneeler. Someone kneeled down on the sidewalk in front of me and asked for a blessing. Even more surprising than...

Three weeks ago today was the Feast of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals, which always falls on October 4. It feels like forever...

As I stood in front of my church to offer blessings this week, I kept fixating on its shadow. Our church building casts a large shadow on...

"My wife's father was murdered a year ago and her emotions still erupt like a volcano." I've heard a lot of surprising things in this...

One of the most common prayer requests I get is for peace. Sometimes this request is tied to a specific situation, such as divisiveness...

A reporter for Religion News Service gives her perspective on “Ask Me for a Blessing.” Check it out! https://religionnews.com/2019/06/27/...

Every once in a while, I get someone who wants to pray for me rather than the other way around. They usually approach me with great...

This week I heard three sermons from three different people who stopped for a blessing. I don’t think any of them knew they were...