How to Wait for Pentecosts in Life
Are you a list-maker like me? Even though I often have several lists that I’m working off of (until theyContinue Reading
Tag: christianity
The Day You Became a Little Christ
Ascension Sunday. You’ll probably not hear a lot of pastors mentioning this holiday today, which technically was celebrated last ThursdayContinue Reading
Colonialism’s Misnomer
Out in the Pacific Ocean, about 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile, there is an island, named by DutchContinue Reading
Trance of the Familiar
After last Sunday’s rollicking festival celebrating the spiritual physics behind resurrection in the world, and after watching resurrection happen inContinue Reading
What Spices Do You Bring to the Tomb?
Introduction to Easter sermon on Mark 16: 1-8 A year ago we were just a few weeks into the pandemic,Continue Reading
Good Friday’s Wheat and Yeast
John 12:23-26 Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, IContinue Reading
The Cross of Holy Week: Stop the Blame Game
In my early 40s I remember wondering if I would ever be able to outgrow my genuine dislike for ArrogantsContinue Reading
Love Lifted Me (and You)
A woman I know shares, with her full permission, this story from her life: “I’ll never forget what happenedContinue Reading
Lenten Flops and Failures
Dear Spiritual Pilgrims, In many fourth weeks of Lent I have wanted to roll my eyes and throw in theContinue Reading
The Wild Animals in the Wilderness of our Lives
“Jesus sits with wild beasts, and he is cared for by divine beings who presumably make his stay bearable.” —SarahContinue Reading
Tending to the Margins 