Walking on Water
As the deadline for this piece steadily approached, I struggled to find a fresh way into the familiar story of Jesus inviting Peter to join him on top of some stormy waves* and kept coming up with an empty net. One day, an idea floated out of the depths of memory, and I wrote, One […]
Harmony of the Whole
Until this past Sunday we had not worshipped in the woods for two years. We had become accustomed to our hybrid church in-person and on Zoom. And yet, even though that technology would not be possible in the woods at Dayspring, the Spirit moved us to go. I knew my heart had withered in some way […]
Sunday Worship – June 25, 2021
“The primary effect of Sunday worship is insertion into community. At least in my socio-economic class, persons are increasingly alone, eating at the microwave, commuting by oneself, watching one’s favorite programs alone on one of the household TVs. I hear that bowling as a hobby continues strong, but that membership in bowling clubs is down. […]
What’s in the Temple – Feb. 26, 2020
Pause with us here awhile. Put your ear to the wall of your heart. Listen for the whisper of knowing there. Love will touch you if you are very still. … If you had a temple in the secret spaces of your heart, what would you worship there? What would you bring to sacrifice? What […]
