Birthdays

I remembered, though I’m not quite sure how, and I prayed for her – added my whisper to the millions that ascended to Heaven on her behalf.  It’s his birthday today, easily on the top 5 list of impossibly rough days in this, her first year of widowhood. Birthdays are her thing.  I have a friend like …

Hey Christian –

One afternoon, a young man showed up on my doorstep, offering me the opportunity to buy some magazines and thus support his education.  We spoke for a while, and finally broached the obvious subject.  You see, he’s gay, and I’m a conservative christian.  While his persona was easily noticeable, mine came as a bit of …

Temple Tours Update

A few extra notes on the Temple Tours experience. RE: the Monastery and the Benedictine Monks –  their group prayer time with the chanting in the sanctuary occurs 7 times each day, each time with a focused topic of prayer, and they begin at 4:45 every morning.  I don’t often _see_ 4:45 in the morning, much less be up, …

Temple Tours

World Religious Movements class, fieldtrips to Reformed Jewish, Hindu, and Buddhist temples, to observe and hear first hand the practice of their faith. Then, God added a little extra to the field trip – He’s so good, always.

Theology

I love her writing, and I really appreciate her perspective on the definition/practice of Theology.  (and I share with many others the sympathetic pain for the situation that brought her to this realization) Blessings, Tricia & boys – Thanks for the lessons you’re teaching the rest of us Thanks for the reminders of the importance …