Shining Like the Sun
There is a story about two young fish merrily swimming along who encounter an old fish swimming the other way. The old fish says, “Good morning, boys. How do you like the water today?” The young fish swim on a bit and then one turns to the other and says, “What’s water?” Awareness of their […]
You Are the Beloved
The prolific, inspiring spiritual writer Henri Nouwen graciously gave the Servant Leadership School, the Church of the Saviour’s alternative seminary, the transcript for his new book on the Life of the Beloved. Simple and profound, it soon became the main text for the core class on Servant Leadership. Gordon Cosby said this little book was […]
Radical Presence
Thanksgiving and Advent are just three days apart this year. So this week’s Gospel reading* of Jesus’ crucifixion serves as unusual, dual preparation. I sense an invitation to deep reflection on the account of Jesus’ death and how it might prepare me this year to engage the upcoming weeks with radical presence. I have taken […]
Good Will
On a hot summer day, my friend and I stepped out of the ice cream shop looking for a shady spot to enjoy our already melting cones. As he stepped off the curb, splat! His chocolate ice cream fell out of the cone to the pavement. Stunned and disappointed, he looked up and saw a […]
