On Tuesday I blogged about “Is it possible to create a world where it is easier to be good,” using Psalm 72 as the basis for this post. Because this topic warrants more time, I’m continuing it in this post. Working for a World Where It Is Easier to be Good In my twenties I […]
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It was my first time riding this section of the Falling Waters Trail. The path was tree covered, providing ample shade from the sun, when to my right I glimpsed blue. Lime Lake? I had been looking for the lake but so far had only seen a swampy pond. As I road further, more blue […]
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Yet another lament. Enough already! Like Michigan winters, they just go on and on. I look for relief and see weeks of snow, freezing temperatures and freezing rain in the forecast. I look for words of quiet and repose, yet I get words of sorrow and anger with little end in sight, including this week’s […]
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Psalm 45 was written for a royal wedding. We love royal weddings, don’t we? For that matter, as a society we seem to be in love with weddings, rivaling the royal wedding with expenditures and extravagances to make that day “special”–as if wanting to commit your lives to each other wasn’t special enough. But for […]
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We are in a season of change and transition. Trees are changing color, marking the beginning of Autumn. The weather has been up and down, warm and cold. The calendar marks the end of summer as September 21, the beginning of Autumn as September 22, but we know it’s not as simple as that. There […]
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As I roamed the ruins beside San Francisco el Grande Church in Antigua, Guatemala, on a sunny morning, I decided to climb a set of stairs. By the time I reached the top of the stairs I was short of breath from the heat and the climb as I stepped into a panorama that took […]
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Are you ready for Lent? The season of Lent challenges us to consciously enter into a process of changing, to let go of selfish attitudes . . . and to grow closer to God! If you looking for a resource to help you through this season of change and transition, Season of Change, can help. […]
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Ordinary Time – Season of Stability Some people love living in a whirlwind. You never know what’s going to happen next. If there isn’t a crisis to deal with at that moment they will go out and create one. They have difficulty accepting and enjoying the quiet times in their lives when everything is running […]
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Another spring gone by. Trees now wear a full headdress of leaves. It has been safe to plant vegetables and flowers for weeks now, as the fear of a debilitating frost is gone. Pools are open and ready to welcome swimmers of all ages. Life is good. The calendar marks this day as a boundary […]
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Ordinary Time – Season of Stability There are seasons in the year, seasons in the church year, seasons in our life and seasons of the soul. Times of new life and growth, followed by times of dying, times of rest and hibernation in preparation for new growth. God gave us seasons for a reason–that we […]
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