Video version follows text “I have hymns you haven’t heard...” Believe it or not, that awesome line from Rilke is what the story from Nehemiah is about -- music we haven’t heard yet. Spoiler … [Read more...]
Snow Thief
I was going to write about America falling apart at the seams (a la David Brooks NYT 1/13/22), but then it snowed. Snow can be magical even as it can be overwhelming, dangerous, and disruptive. A … [Read more...]
Hope — the practice of hope
For a video version of the sermon, scroll to the end I started talking about the spiritual practice of the Baptismal Covenant last week, and I am going to carry on with that -- but with it’s … [Read more...]
A powerful act of kindness
Sculpture by Edith Breckwoldt. The ordeal. No man in the whole world can change the truth. One can only look for the truth, find it and serve it. The truth is in all places. Citation by Dietrich … [Read more...]
A little something about spiritual practice…
The five promises of the Baptismal Covenant With God’s help, we will continue in the apostle’s teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of the bread, and in the prayers. With God’s help, we … [Read more...]
Psst, your pet doesn’t know
My dog is a show off. Every morning when I roll out my yoga mat and begin a stretching and exercise routine, she saunters over to performs a pluperfect Downward Facing Dog. She usually does it … [Read more...]
Encounter
Reflection on 2 Christmas Video version follows the text In the beginning... it is all about how we conjure it, says the poet. In the beginning... was a Word with God, John says. In the … [Read more...]
To You…
Dream Recovery
It takes four days for the impregnated cell to reach the uterus then multiply from one cell to eight, to a hundred. Two weeks more and those cells multiply and become layered in concentric circles … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
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