Tonight I was re-reading Anne Lamott’s book Help Thanks Wow. These words jumped out at me.... If we stay where we are, where we're stuck, where we're comfortable and safe, we die there. We become like mushrooms, living in the dark, with poop up to our chins. If you want to know only what you... Continue Reading →
A Single Act of Love
“A single act of love makes the soul return to life” – Maximillian Kolbe Yesterday was the feast day of St. Maximillian Kolbe. I intended to write this post for that occasion – better s a day late than never at all. Be kind --- I am trying to embrace Sabbath. Kolbe was a Polish... Continue Reading →
Surely we must speak for peace…
I have been reading news reports about the shootings in Colorado. The story is so tragic and the violence seems so unspeakable. The interesting side story is the gun culture in America and the binary way in which people of America speak about guns and their second amendment rights. The rhetoric that has been ramped... Continue Reading →
A Star Shone at the Hour of Our Meeting
What a week it has been. Last week I said farewell to a church family that we have been loved by and been in love with for nearly 14 years. Seven days later I was standing in front my new church family as one adopted and we were getting to know one another for the... Continue Reading →