Christ made known in the baking and breaking of bread
Three meditations for the practice of homemade bread Today is “National Homemade Bread Day.” Funny to think there was a time when every day was homemade…
The day counters
Are you a day counter? You know, a person who counts days. I recently learned there are apps for that! You can countdown the days from…
Your soul has a lover; what we all need this Valentines day
Life is fleeting but love endures forever By Monday the roses and chocolates and cards will be history, but we will still need to know that…
The political problem we all share is that we don’t
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray He taught them the words now universally known as The Lord’s Prayer. It begins, “Our Father.”…
From 2020 to 2021: a spiritual accounting and a spiritual course
This is the last day of 2020 – or, depending when you’re reading this – today is the first day of the New Year! Happy New…
Advent: Why we wait, again
It’s Advent. What are you waiting for? Better said, why do we wait? We wait to remember. The word “advent” comes from the Latin adventus meaning…
Carmen’s Family Advent Countdown
Find a printable version here: Carmen’s family advent What you will need for great family fun (and significant learning) during Advent: A Quarter Several varieties of grapes…
Count your blessings: Cultivating a heart of Thanksgiving
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and what a different Thanksgiving it will be! You may well NOT be gathering around a big family table to count our blessings,…
Spotlight Interview with Christopher Wright: Here Are Your Gods
Christopher J. H. Wright is a missiologist, an Anglican clergyman and an Old Testament scholar. He is currently the International Ministries Director of Langham Partnership International.…
October = Pastor Appreciation Month – 10 ideas to make it a Month to Remember
Pastors are precious. I know my pastor is precious and I know your pastor is precious too! October is Pastor Appreciation Month so how can we…
The second mother effect: how Kamala Harris learned about the love of God from a saint downstairs
As the children’s book affirms, “everyone has a mother.” But what about a second mother? Kamala Harris identifies Regina Shelton as her second mom and she’s…
How NOW shall we live?
Every morning a new headline to break our heart, sear our conscience, convulse our emotions, and threaten our sense of safety and sanity. It feels increasingly…
