Thanks to a branch-like wreath on our front door, we currently have a house guest, an adorable wren with five eggs of which the first hatched just yesterday. Despite my warnings to the family to be careful when opening the door, this morning the bird got caught by surprise and instead of flying to the nearest tree to wait for the door to close again, it flew inside the house…
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And The Winner Is….
This year, December brought us not only the Advent season but also the World Cup season. For our family, this means our usually quite tight TV restrictions fly out the window and we all are glued to the screen, cheering and discussing and generally acting as if we were all soccer pros. And no, I wasn’t sitting there looking for inspiration for a blog post…
Lord Have Mercy
Keywords: liturgy – Eastern Orthodoxy – way of the Cross – Bradley Jersak
I just returned from a spiritual retreat at Rocky Mountain National Park with author and pastor Brian Zahnd, his wife Peri, and almost one hundred participants from around the country. The setting was beautiful, the teachings fresh and inspiring, the conversations deep and moving. And yet what probably had the most lasting impact on me came from an unexpected source: The liturgy.
A Day In The Life Of A Writer
Keywords: Vocation – Buechner – calling
Life has us wear many different hats. Mom. Wife. Missionary. Teacher. Novelist. Those are some of mine from past and present, and your list might be even longer. All these hats define us to some degree, demand our time, and make us constantly question our allocation of resources. No wonder many of us spend years or decades nursing the question of “what am I supposed to achieve in life, and what should I let go of?”…
Organized Wonder
Keywords: Creation – evolution – faith – John Cressler
“Science and Religion” – hearing the topic for a nearby seminar, I had signed up before you could say “Jesuit retreat”, which is where it was going to take place. Fifteen years ago, however, I would have run from a science retreat as fast as I was running to it last week. So, since I know both sides, this is not a post to judge, but one that seeks to understand what motivates so many modern people today to refuse science with a passion.
A dangerous Easter Sunday
Keywords: Beauty – mystery – Easter – the Way of the Cross
Every now and then I’m astonished by the difference in the way I experience my life as a follower of Christ now and ten years ago. Last Sunday was such a moment…
