Chosen Family
Jesus began his public ministry by healing and casting out demons everywhere he went. And although this was not unusual for prophets and healers of his day, for some reason people didn’t know what to make of him. When I read the gospel reading for this week*, I was struck by the parallels between what […]
Remember – Dec. 25, 2020
Remember the sky that you were born under, know each of the star’s stories. Remember the moon, know who she is. I met her in a bar once in Iowa City. Remember the sun’s birth at dawn, that is the strongest point of time. Remember sundown and the giving away to night. Remember your birth, how your mother struggled to give you form […]
To Those Who Came Before Me – Dec. 11, 2020
To those who came before me in seasons long ago,To those who are the loved-ones that I have yet to know,To those whose noble names I bear, whose light within me burns,To them in gratitude shall my heart be turned.To those whose lives of courage prepared the way for me,Whose works became my heritage, whose […]
Growing Up Spiritually – Sept. 8, 2020
“Granted, just as some biological families are healthier than others, so are some spiritual families. But the fact remains we must have some spiritual family if we are to grow up spiritually. We must have a context—or what Parker Palmer calls a ‘congruent community’—if we are to become who we were created to become. If […]
