Embrace life. Be here, now. Live this moment, because it's the only moment you have. Embrace your pain, too. No, you do not like pain, but here it is whether you like it or not.
Keep on going. Do ...
I have a little ceramic anchor from a long-dead wind chime. I was planning to take a picture of it to go with this post. Then I noticed that one of our miniature Nativity scenes has a pronounced st...
Advent is all about making space, in particular, making space for Jesus. In the midst of the too-muchness I need to carve out space for God. Otherwise I will be swept away in the flood.
The monks ...
The season of Advent formally began with Vespers this evening. It is a season of joyful anticipation as we look forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus the Messiah.
Sadly, it is also the season ...
Or, why this Calvinist carries a crucifix.
If one can't handle complexities and ambiguities, one does best to avoid the Bible, because the Bible is full of complexities and ambiguities and hard tr...
Paul's letter to the Romans has a well-deserved reputation as a weighty theological treatise. But it remains a letter. In the later chapters, Paul's warm, pastoral heart shines through.
Romans 13:...
I wrote yesterday of "a few key Bible verses". I will finish the month with three of them, using Amanda's prompts to focus my thoughts.
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but ...
I haven't written much the past few days with all the coming and going. But it was good to have brother Bruce and nieces Lydia and Deidre here for Thanksgiving. They are three of my favorite people...
Stillness is appropriate for the day after Thanksgiving; the mad rush of black Friday is not. I must have more, cries my inadequacy. I deserve more.
I choose instead the stillness of gratitude. I...
My prayer before dinner today:
Lord God, thank you for this day. Thank you for all your good gifts to us, especially for the ones gathered here around this table.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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