I am just home from an Easter service at the church we are attending. The service had all the requisite parts. Easter hymns. Special music. Gospel reading of the women at the tomb. Call and response. Christ is risen! Christ has risen … [Read more]
Be Incarnation. Practice Resurrection.
This morning Facebook reminded me that I wrote this 10 years ago. Worth sharing again today. There is no way. You make it by walking. So, as you continue your journey… Know your history. Honor tradition. But always... Always... Lean in … [Read more]
And, so it is Christmas…
I don't know how many times I have heard, read or reflected on the account in Luke's Gospel of the birth of Jesus. Roman tax imposed. Mary and Joseph forced to travel to Bethlehem. The birth of a child. Angels appearing to shepherds. All in … [Read more]
Theology on the Street Corner
I spent part of this afternoon Christmas shopping. The old fashion way. Going from store to store. With my list in my pocket. And checking it, at least, twice. Between where I had been and where I was headed to next I saw them. At an … [Read more]
Thanksgiving 2023
Thanksgiving. I am all for giving thanks. For family. For friends. For food enough. For a home. For freedom. For so much more. But I am aware that is the easy part. The first step. My heart tells me that a life of gratitude is about more … [Read more]
Paying the Price
With all of the headlines in the news, here is what I have been thinking about. Those with the least power... Those whose life energy goes towards the needs of today. Those whose world is the street on which they live. Those who are ordinary, and … [Read more]
