today as we come forward to have the ashes placed upon our foreheads, as we remember what it means to be made of the dust of the earth, we tell the truth about our mortality and our sin. we are nothing but dust – and to dust we shall return. yet there is something profoundly…
amazing.
A relative shared this on facebook, and I am still amazed every time I see it. I love this story so much and wanted to share!!!
senseful worship
I am a strong believer in using all of our minds, bodies and souls in worship. And one of the primary ways that I try to encourage people to reach that place is by thinking of all of our five senses and the worship experience. What are the things we hear? What kinds of smells…
sunday afternoon
This is Tiki… totally sprawled out on the back of the couch, not a care in the world, just being. This is exactly what Sunday afternoons are for me too. A time to just lay back, relax, let all of the business of the morning slide away and simply to be. Good food with family,…
Transfigured Transitions
I was a speech and drama geek in high school. From the beginning of classes in September until the school year ended in May, you could find me in Mrs. Campbell’s room. I was in every play, every musical, and competed at large group and individual speech contests every year. Each and every event required…
FF: Taking a Break
I offer this Taking a Break Friday Five. Tell us how you would spend: 1. a 15 minute breakNowadays, a 15 minute break is spent checking email or hopping on the internet to browse facebook or the grey’s anatomy message boards. 2. an afternoon offThis happens kind of frequently because I tend to use my…
preparing for surgery
I visited the surgeon’s office yesterday and now have my surgery scheduled. March 11. Three weeks seems like a long time to keep waiting – as it has been about 2 already. But at same time, I had a few things in my schedule to work around: namely my continuance interview for provisional membership in…
celebrations and transitions
This Sunday is when we celebrate the Transfiguration and after five weeks of exploration on the Lord’s Prayer – I am more than ready for something new in worship. I have been thinking a lot about what the Transfiguration symbolizes for the life of the church. Besides simply being a remembrance of the event witnessed…