Breaking Out, letting in the light. Sometimes it’s hard to think outside of the box. The box of thoughts about life and people that keep us from having to wrestle with a difficult issue or feelings about one another. Some are passed down to us from previous generations or cultures or read more »
Just a tad of salt. How many times have you walked through the kitchen and someone cooking stops you and asked you to taste a dish and tell them what ingredient is missing? I am not the person you want to ask. I can tell something is missing, but what read more »
How many times have you heard a story or parable of Jesus and wondered “what in the world is he thinking about?” The Gospels appear to have the Disciples at a lower part of the intelligence scale until after the Resurrection when all of a sudden, they not only get read more »
God has chosen to sink deep roots into Creation. Without force or persuasion, the Lord is committed in love and presence to our world and each of us. The world, the universe, life itself, seems so fragile, yet God continues to hold it all together for the simple love of it all. I read more »
The world is a dangerous place with too much hurt and violence. The world is a beautiful place filled with peace and life. At times we may wonder why this world isn’t filled only with the peace and life God has so generously given. We know that there is evil read more »
Negotiating the outdoors can be a little sticky; challenging is more accurate. Behind closed doors or the doors of the church, we hear God speak, then, like they used to say “Elvis has left the building.” Elvis Presley was the king of his world, the biggest name in the early read more »
A story of triumph and disgust. From Mark 8: 27-38, Peter goes from being the wise one to being the Satan of the Disciples. Get behind me, Satan! I’ve heard these words many times from different members of the Christian family. An honest exclamation made in times of crisis, doubt, read more »
And then we are challenged. Challenged with being tired, worn out in mind, body, spirit or even all three. Maybe we find ourselves in a financial or business hole that doesn’t seem to have a way out. The old ways, or standard ways don’t work. People we have not considered read more »
Some years are just different. Like a 7-inch rain falling in North Texas in August. A person tends to notice such an event, and it changes things. Once there was a traveling preacher. He was charismatic, people flocked to him, and his very presence was healing to the soul. But read more »
I am amazed at the pictures that have come from the Hubble Telescope. The beauty and vastness of creation is wonderfully mind-boggling. I am thankful to be part of such a spectacular creation. My faith tells me that I am an important piece of all this life and beauty. And read more »
