I’ve had a few dogs over the years, but there are three that stand out in my mind: Mama Dog, Marshall, and Archie. Mama Dog came into our yard to starve to death when my husband and I were living in Liberia. I saw her skeletal form collapsed on the edge of our property withContinue reading “Consider The Dogs”
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The New, “Simpler” Way of Christmas Shopping
I can count on one hand the number of times I go “shopping” over the course of a year. Perhaps the following story will explain why. I’m apparently bad at it. Our latest shopping adventure — it started with talk about getting a new coffeemaker. The last few years, Gail and I have taken advantageContinue reading “The New, “Simpler” Way of Christmas Shopping”
Overrated: Sharing My Opinion
The irony is not lost on this author. In this post I will share my opinion, stating my opinion that sharing opinions is overrated. And I will publish it on a blog dedicated to giving people a forum for sharing their opinions. So there. As a young minister, I soon learned the truth of aContinue reading “Overrated: Sharing My Opinion”
Homily for Advent IV: How Silently, How Silently
How Silently, How Silently A sermon for the fourth Sunday in Advent, 2013 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being aContinue reading “Homily for Advent IV: How Silently, How Silently”
Saturday Ramblings 12.21.13
Well, it’s almost Christmas. The women have finished wrapping their gifts with ribbons and bows. They made plates of cookies and fudge. They are gathered around the piano singing carols. The men, on the other hand, have yet to begin their Christmas shopping. “Wrapping” gifts will involve the phrase “paper or plastic?” Their cookies areContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 12.21.13”
Denise Spencer: A Night Half Spent
As a relatively new Catholic, I am still being introduced to those “other” books that my Bible now includes. It is my custom to read the daily Mass scriptures and prayers, and on November 16, I discovered a real treasure: When peaceful stillness compassed everything and the night in its swift course was half spent,Continue reading “Denise Spencer: A Night Half Spent”
A Night Half Spent
As a relatively new Catholic, I am still being introduced to those “other” books that my Bible now includes. It is my custom to read the daily Mass scriptures and prayers, and on November 16, I discovered a real treasure: When peaceful stillness compassed everything and the night in its swift course was half spent,Continue reading “A Night Half Spent”
How Christmas Helped Me Leave the Culture Wars
In 1988 I made a brief sojourn as a soldier in the trenches of the Culture Wars. At the end of January of that year, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the case of R. vs. Mogentaler, and struck down the 1969 law that restricted abortion. The court did however leave room forContinue reading “How Christmas Helped Me Leave the Culture Wars”
Adam McHugh – IM Book Thoughts: Jesus Feminist
Dropping the Mic: Reflections on Jesus Feminist by Adam McHugh We are shaped by the voices we choose to listen to. I know that everyone is seeking to “find their voice” these days, that unique contribution and perspective each person brings to the world, but sometimes we neglect the communal aspect of the discovery. WeContinue reading “Adam McHugh – IM Book Thoughts: Jesus Feminist”
IM Book Thoughts: Jesus Feminist
Dropping the Mic: Reflections on Jesus Feminist by Adam McHugh We are shaped by the voices we choose to listen to. I know that everyone is seeking to “find their voice” these days, that unique contribution and perspective each person brings to the world, but sometimes we neglect the communal aspect of the discovery. WeContinue reading “IM Book Thoughts: Jesus Feminist”
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