Today we’re going to start with dessert. Namely, peanut m&ms. Amazingly enough, they will explain why I believe everyone, no matter what their beliefs, has God’s presence within them. (Let’s pause here as I thank God for letting me live in a time when I would not be burned at the stake for saying this, […]
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I have always found it ironic I am the go-to person for dating advice. Yes, ask the one who is not in a relationship advice on how to make one better. Over a year ago, when writing our church’s Faith and Practice, Peggy and Mike assigned to me the section on “Care of Marriages”. I
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Mystics: They are those who look at the blue sky and see the stars, those who reach for the heavens and grasp a hand, who talk to God and expect to hear His voice. I wrote these words when trying to describe what mysticism is like. Many people hear that word and think of images
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So, I now have someone else checking this blog on a very regular basis who has started pointing out to me whenever I don’t have a recent post. I’m pretty sure this is good for me but you never know what will show up on here. They will soon learn this. :o) Still, thank you
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Sitting in front of me were thirteen women, most of them African, expectantly looking at me to tell them about women in ministry. They were strong women with gifts and talents, a desire to serve, and living in a culture that generally speaking, does not give them many rights of their own. One of the
I mentioned the hamentashen cookie making a while back and I’ve gotten the pictures now so here is what I was talking about.
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It is said that we preach on what we need to learn most. Today we are talking about margins. At seminary, Dr. Brunner talked to us about putting margins in our lives, a full day of rest and then two more sets of four hours each to do whatever our souls needed. This was fantastic
At Ecclessia, we all chose something to give up or to add to our daily lives during Lent. I chose to write a poem a day. Writitng poems is holy ground for me, a place where I hear God and myself with greater clarity. Since starting this practice, I have felt God close by and
As a follow up to my Valentine’s Day post, this is a beautiful image of love- two musicians, 2 different lines of music coming together. “An elderly couple walked into the lobby of the Mayo Clinic for a checkup and spotted a piano. They’ve been married for 62 years and he’ll be 90 this year.
Last Sunday, Jake, Janaya, and I went to the beach at Lincoln City. It felt so refreshing to walk along the shore, talk to God, hear God, and have clam chowder and a hot chocolate at Mo’s. (Happy sigh).
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