A Problem With Prayer – The Glorious Table
I have a problem with prayer. The older I get, the more I realize that throughout my life, I have treated prayer like a magic formula. If I could get the order of the words just right or say the … Continued
Do You Know Who You Are – The Glorious Table
I’m contributing at The Glorious Table this week. I wrote this several months ago so I don’t exactly remember the context of what I was feeling at the time. Possibly a time of frustration or uncertainty. Sometimes I wonder if … Continued
God’s Will: God’s Kindgom
Last week I used the prompt “guide” to ponder the mysteries of the universe. I only allowed myself five minutes to write about it, but I have been thinking about it ever since. How do we know what the next … Continued
Releasing Your Dreams – The Glorious Table
I’m back at The Glorious Table with week talking about dreams. Holding on to them, letting them go, and releasing our hold on them enough to be discovered and realized. Releasing your Dreams Exodus 2 is a very familiar story … Continued
Prayer of Mercy to get us to the election
Each week I have been sharing a prayer of mercy and compassion to help keep the sanity in this election season. If you would like a refresher, click here for week one and here for week two. Since I … Continued
Guest Post at The Glorious Table
Today I have the honor of being a guest contributor at The Glorious Table. The Glorious Table is a site dedicated to offering daily devotions to encourage women to find deeper truths within themselves and each other. In kitchens around … Continued
On Baptism and Growing Up
The first Sunday after Easter is a special one in our church. It is the Sunday in which the 5th grade students are baptised (if they so choose). It just so happens that we have a 5th grader in our … Continued
Tune My Heart
The more I take the time to listen to the words of hymns, the more I am moved by the depth of their theology. It’s easy to sing along and not pay attention to the words. The tune is familiar … Continued
The First Candle of Advent is Hope
Not, love or joy or peace. Hope. The first candle of Advent is hope and this could not be a more appropriate way to start a season of anticipation. Maybe because I’ve seen Catching Fire twice or because It’s a … Continued
Be Still, My Soul
Be Still, My Soul Katharina von Schlegel (1752) Be still, my soul: for God is on your side; bear patiently the cross of grief or pain. Trust in your God, your savior and your guide, who through all changes faithful … Continued