Time to Thrive – Mar. 15, 2023

“We shall be known by the company we keepby the ones who circle round to tend these fires We shall be known by the ones who sow and reapthe seeds of change alive from deep within the earth It is time now.It is time now that we thrive.It is time we lead ourselves into the […]

The Upside-Down Way

Jesus turns the usual ways of the world—the standards by which we have learned to order our lives—upside down. We have been taught competition over cooperation, revenge over reconciliation, leading over following, enhancing our importance over humbly submitting to one another. When we attend a function, we have learned to scan the room and find […]

In the Interludes – June 24, 2022

“Many believe that they need company at any cost, and certainly if a thing is desired at any cost, it will be obtained at all costs. We need to remember and to teach our children that solitude can be a much-to-be desired condition. Not only is it acceptable to be alone, at times it is […]

The Materials of Character – June 22, 2022

“The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people are born great, others achieve it, some have it thrust upon them. In truth, the ways in which your character is built have to do with all three of those. Those […]