calls for justice in the midst of advent joy
This coming Sunday we will light the third candle on the Advent wreath – the candle for JOY. We hear in the midst of this…
kitchen sitting
One of my favorite holiday activities is sitting in the kitchen and hearing stories. I’m at my grandpas right now – our christmas house –…
Lost my religion… or my religion lost me
Francisco Viri, “The Agnostic Survivor”, Watercolor, 56 x 39 cms., 2002 As many of you know – my husband isn’t involved at all in church…
entering the fray: Psalm 109
For those of you who might have missed it, there has been a wave of t-shirts, bumper stickers and other such things that say “Pray…
Hope or Despair? Birth Pangs of the Kingdom
As I started exploring and reading our texts for this week, I was instantly transported back to my best friend’s kitchen – 1997. I was…
Where is the Kingdom?
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be they name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven… Thy…
FF: Give Thanks
The Cure Lying around all day with some strange new deep blue weekend funk, I’m not really asleep when my sister calls to say she’s…
the blue couch
In my last post I mentioned really connecting, even if for a short time, with my host in Indy. And as we talked about some…