

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Unintended consequences occur when something bad happens when you expected good results instead. It happens in our elections, and it...
Sep 17, 2024


Surviving Boston Drivers
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) Upon moving to Massachusetts for work, I spent my first few weeks terrified by Boston drivers. Not...
Sep 10, 2024


BARGAINING WITH GOD?
I once met a woman on a flight in Australia who told me this story. She had a companion who was traveling with her on a major airline. It...
Sep 10, 2024


Retirement is weird
—a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection I thought retirement would be different. Like many, I had spent decades working and saving;...
Sep 3, 2024


HOT DOGS
We just had the Labor Day holiday, and it was a hot dog and hamburger feast. Americans love hot dogs and according to data by Nielsen, in...
Sep 3, 2024


Stories of Three Churches
San Francesco in Assisi, Italy Coventry Cathedral in Coventry, England Iona Abbey on the Isle of Iona, Scotland
Aug 30, 2024


A Fingerpost Murder
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) An Instance of the Fingerpost , that wonderful novel by Iain Pears, kicks off with a murder, and...
Aug 28, 2024


BUTTERFLIES AND BUTTERCUPS
When I sit out on the back verandah of my unit, butterflies often come near me, yellow ones and orange ones. I want them to land on me,...
Aug 27, 2024


The Veep-stakes
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) The Vice President of the United States is presently very high-profile. That’s not always been the...
Aug 21, 2024


AN ADVOCATE
Have you ever needed an advocate, someone who speaks on your behalf? When we can’t handle something, we may need an advocate, someone who...
Aug 20, 2024



