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April 29, 2006
A Prayer for Allie
I knew Allie Bucy when she was about 8. Her mom, Carolyn was the youth...
April 27, 2006
Anxious Presence
It’s the first thing you learn in basic pastoral care class. The role of a...
April 26, 2006
Everybody Loves You When You’re Easy
The words to Sarah McLachlan’s song Black and White keep echoing in my head today....
April 24, 2006
Gray
The sky was gray today. In the middle of a heart-achingly beautiful springtime filled with...
April 21, 2006
Shouldering It All
One thing I’ve learned recently is that if you are a mother you can never...
April 21, 2006
Other Duties As Assigned
It’s the stuff you read in the newspaper way in the back by the comics....
April 19, 2006
Vision In the Ashes
I've met some really interesting folks through the interweaving of church and blog life. One...
April 18, 2006
Laugh Out Loud
Hats off to this funny lady . . . I had to reprint a blog...
April 16, 2006
How Can I Keep From Singing?
This song has wandered in and out of my life for some time. Most recently...
April 14, 2006
Loss
"At the temple, there is a poem called 'Loss', carved into the stone. It has...
April 13, 2006
Maundy Memories
Maundy Thursday is one of the days I fell in love with Jesus. (I say...
April 12, 2006
The Sound of Silence
I realized today that silence has a sound. I never knew this fact before, of...
April 10, 2006
Clean Hands Week
There is a huge sign in the women's bathroom at church announcing Clean Hands Week....
April 09, 2006
In Search of Profundity
Do you ever have the feeling that the experience you are in is bigger than...
April 06, 2006
Let Down
I let a friend down today, and I’m feeling rather proud about it.This friend is...
April 05, 2006
Unexpected Goodbye
When I came to Calvary there were, objectively, a lot of older folks filling the...
April 03, 2006
Love No Better Than Mine
It's a rather ridiculous situation if you think about it. I grew up singing the...
April 02, 2006
Sinful Thoughts
As you know if you've been reading the blog these last weeks, the folks at...
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