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“Education is not filling a pail but the lighting of a fire.”  ~William Butler Yeats Today marks a turning of the page. Whether there are children returning to school in your household or not, or you may be returning to … Continue reading →

Last week, I made my weekly trip to the St.Paul Farmer’s Market. I am always so inspired by the sheer beauty and bounty of the place. Row after row of colorful vegetables, beautiful flowers, multi-colored eggs, golden honey, hot, black … Continue reading →

“I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?’ Isaiah 43:19 I awoke this morning to the sound of rain. Outside the window I could hear the slow,rhythmic patter of this gift … Continue reading →

In this morning’s Star Tribune, I was glad to see a continuation of a story that began in early summer. The paper had followed two gardeners, one a novice and the other seasoned, through the process of planting, tending and … Continue reading →

These are the days to savor. These final days of summer conjure up such joy, such gratitude, such beauty, that it seems to me, the only logical response is to drink them in……slowly. As I write this, a gentle breeze … Continue reading →

“Imagine the last time your faith failed. Faith in yourself,your family, your God, your country, love, the arts, even faith itself. Of course, faith is Janus-faced. One face is blind, unquestioning; the other sees far and deep, trusting what is … Continue reading →

“The words we weave can  become a web in which we also are bound. Once uttered, these words cannot be called back; they fly out on the winds until they find their target. In a tradition that recognizes the power … Continue reading →

“The first duty of love is to listen.” ~Paul Tillich The walls in my office seem to be throbbing. I mean this in a good way. So many times our spaces are just that, walls, floors, furniture. But sometimes I … Continue reading →

The Celtic theologian, poet and wisdom-carrier John Philip Newell often speaks about ‘the healing of the world.’ I have been thinking about this phrase alot this week. On Tuesday at our staff meeting, another wise man I know spoke of … Continue reading →

“Now there are a variety of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same God; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone.” … Continue reading →