Sidewalk Flowers: Pneumonia
Reflections for Lent – right before Palm Sunday Sorry I’ve been MIA. It turns out that I got pneumonia. And that sinus infection that wouldn’t go away? … apparently, not … Continue reading
Sidewalk Flowers: A day at a time
Reflections for Lent – Day 14 We received some hard news about our newest kitten, Marcella Maple Syrup (yes, that’s her name. She came with the Maple Syrup, but Marcella … Continue reading
Sidewalk Flowers: Outside the Bubble
Reflections for Lent – Day 11 My husband told me about the act of terrorism in Christchurch on the way to dinner. It’s the first major tragedy of this Lenten … Continue reading
Sidewalk Flowers: Doughnut Holes and Hippopotami
Reflections for Lent – Day 10 Okay, first of all, I can’t believe how easy it was to find pictures of hippos and doughnuts together. The internet is a strange … Continue reading
Sidewalk flowers: Experiments
Reflections for Lent 2019 – Day 9 I really hate it when an experiment is an unmitigated failure. Of course, I’m sure you could argue that an experiment is never … Continue reading
Sidewalk Flowers: Ways to say “I love you.”
Reflections for Lent – Day 6 Yesterday at church, parishioners shared with me their favorite cures to sinus infections and colds (yes, I’m sick … still). They asked a whole … Continue reading
Sidewalk Flowers: Falling apart
Reflections for Lent – Day 5 Did you know the Great Wall of China is crumbling? Apparently, “State media reported 01 December 2003 only about one third of China’s 2,000-year-old … Continue reading
Sidewalk Flowers: Searching
Reflections on Lent 2019 – Day 4 I mentioned in my first reflection for Lent that I have been feeling the need to open space up in my life. Space, … Continue reading
Sidewalk Flowers: Rest
Reflections on Lent 2019 – Day 3 Today is my day off. I know, my initial agreement with the congregation actually says I get two days off a week. I’ve … Continue reading
Sidewalk Flowers
Reflections for Lent 2019 – Day 1 It’s one of those wordless children’s books where the pictures tell stories and convey more meaning than a million pages of text. Jon … Continue reading
Angels at the Gas Station
She called me an angel sent by God. “I know some people who have other opinions,” I thought to myself Because, well, I do And because well, I have that … Continue reading
Living Questions
“There’s no proof that God exists so I don’t believe in God.” *sigh* confirmation class challenger pushing the new pastor “You believe in lots of things you have no proof … Continue reading
Radical
“The more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it. This individual is … Continue reading
Looking for God
The confirmation project for our last year confirmation student(s) is to work with a mentor to answer and present their own personal answer to one of several proposed questions as … Continue reading
Remain with me
A reflection for Good Friday. The Gospel: John 18:1 – 19:42 (sung) Stay with me Remain here with me Watch and pray Watch and pray … These words, which come … Continue reading
The Prayer of Service
A meditation for Maundy Thursday. The gospel text: John 13:1-35 When my Granddad died, my Grammy and my mom — his wife and daughter— cleaned. A lot. They got incredibly … Continue reading
Death becomes Birth
“In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the … Continue reading
Jabbok Dawn 