And why does it matter? — A longtime friend of the family recently surprised me with a late-night text — which he never used to do, but now, since he has a one-year-old son, I guess he’s up all hours like I am. Children are like Macbeth — they “hath murdered sleep.” Anyway, I’m used to…

Because reasons. — www.tiktok.com/@revdrsparky I’m getting ready to come back on Medium, with twice the snark and triple the urgency, since I have now completed a breakneck year as an interim minister and am freed up to speak out to all you kids — we’re all children of God, so we’re all kids…

I was out of spiritual fuel. So I went where they make it. — Hey, kids! (we’re all children of G*d, right?) it’s been a while since my last post, so I’ve called RevDrSparky back into service to walk with you through the absurdity. I am so glad to be still on the planet — which is never a given, day to day —…

Right before I fired HIM — I’m ambivalent about doctoring these days. I go to doctors when I have to, but I wish I didn’t have to, because most of the time I’m going for chronic conditions, and those treatments are a total crap shoot — might help; might not. …

A word of love and caution for the holy days ahead — The Rev Dr Sparky has been awfully busy these days, what with dealing with an interim ministry in a congregation In Real Life. But she has not forgotten the virtual world, and wants to remind us all to tread gently as the holiday season approaches. The veil gets thin around All Souls Day, and you are reminded that All Souls are in Secret Saved…

Another reluctant poem for seekers and believers — Humbly mumbling my sorrow and shame I ask for permission to call Your true name: Speaker of galaxies; Mother of time; Father of energy; Breath of creation; Matrix of living things (deep love and real flesh and one earth to share); Eternal soul in a person like me; Born here but…

Pentecost reboots the church — So RevDrSparky kept her promise and did not spam your email box with too many newsletters, did she? Well, that’s how I’m spinning the fact that I’ve actually been dazed and confused for the past months and have neglected my newsletter venture. As I have worked through my call to…

Can we please have one now? — Today is Pentecost, the Christian version that originated from the extraordinary story reported in Acts 2:1–21. Apparently, on that day, a whole crowd of Spirit-struck believers were speaking in different languages, but everyone was hearing in their own language. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire…

But I think I’m finally next in the queue — In September of 2019, I had a mountaintop experience at the top of an actual mountain, at the beautiful monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe. There, on my first ever spiritual retreat, I felt a true call to return to the ministry I had left behind. I was sure God…