Preparing the Way
The Road to Seguin, Haiti, photographed by Erica Lloyd “Prepare the way for the Lord.”* Like so much of the Bible these days, it’s one of those biblical phrases that I long took for granted. Of course John prepared the way for Jesus! But suddenly I couldn’t quite wrap my head around those words. […]
What Kind of Good News is This?
The news is filled with war and violence, earthquakes and floods, political posturing and threats of the end of democracy. Sometimes, I cannot tell the difference between the morning news and biblical predictions of solar and lunar eclipse, falling stars, and warnings to stay awake* lest disaster overtake us. While the advertising machinery fills us […]
Disguised
Mother Teresa once said,” Whenever I meet someone in need, it’s really Jesus in his most distressing disguise.” I wish I could say that. It did happen once though. I was a temporary manager at the Potter’s House, our church’s coffeehouse and bookstore. A young man came through the door, smelly, drunk, filthy, muttering. This […]
A Life Without Regrets
Fear is a game changer, isn’t it? So many self-therapy books these days describe in detail the harmful effects that overwhelming or chronic fear has on body, mind and spirit. The more afraid we are, the more we reach for survival tactics such as fight, flight or freeze. Notions of love, community and abundance are […]
