Monthly Archives: April 2010

"Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God." ~Lenny Bruce Over the last couple of days I have attended an annual gathering at the seminary from which I graduated. It is always a nice … Continue reading →

"With the rising of the Sun, let us seek to know God, whose coming is as sure as dawn, whose grace is like rain, renewing the face of the Earth." Hosea 6:3 I have been having a crazy-busy week. Everything … Continue reading →

"Now, join your hands, and with your hands your hearts." William Shakespeare Over the past weekend I had the privilege of witnessing what happens when people work with one another to create something bigger than themselves. In many ways this … Continue reading →

Driving home from the office one evening this week, I witnessed a sight that made me laugh and filled me with curiosity. It was nearly dark, a little after eight o'clock as I drove past a row of apartment buildings … Continue reading →

"The message of Genesis is not domination but appreciation. We, who the text says are made in God's image, ought to reflect God's attitude toward nature: appreciation." Sallie McFague  In case no one has said this to you today: "Happy … Continue reading →

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song." Maya Angelou I have had the privilege of spending the last several days in northern Wisconsin watching spring arrive. When we showed up on … Continue reading →

 “Thin places,” the Celts call this space,Both seen and unseen,Where the door between the world And the next is cracked open for a momentAnd the light is not all on the other side.God shaped space. Holy. ~Sharlande Sledge In the Celtic Christian … Continue reading →

"Using the same old materials of earth, air, fire, and water, every twenty-four hours God creates something new out of them. If you think you're seeing the same show all over again seven times a week, you're crazy. Every morning … Continue reading →

"Grant me the grace this dayto rest and rememberthat there is nothing I have to do,nothing I have to buy or sell,nothing I have to produce or consumein order to become who I already am:your beloved creation. May your overworked … Continue reading →

"Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem."  ~Saul Steinberg Nearly everyone you run into today in the Twin Cities, and perhaps even … Continue reading →