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Every season of the soul
One of the things I miss living in the land of palm trees and ever-blooming bougainvillea, is being able to enjoy the four seasons. New England born and bred, I miss sprouting flowers and thick shade...
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Speaking of spiritual seasons
Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it...
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Speaking of Emmanuel
We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and...
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Making room for God Incarnate
He made Himself nothingby taking the very nature of a servant,being made in human likeness. Phillipians 2:7 “O ineffable grace! The Only Begotten, Who is before all ages, Who cannot be touched or be...
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Take two on a faith of questions
Reading through the gospels, I’ve often been struck by how many questions people have for Jesus:Nathaniel asked, “How do you know me?”The woman at the well asked, “”Where do you get that living...
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Looking at the light
There’s the Word, there’s the image, and then there is the Word as image. Below are links to 67 word clouds, graphical representations of the most frequent words in the Bible. It’s a nice way to...
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Speaking of liturgy
If roteness is a danger, it is also the way liturgy works. When you don’t have to think all the time about what words you are going to say next, you are free to fully enter into the act of praying; you...
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Celebration and sorrow
If I were a member of a monastic order, I’d be coming to the end of the Great Silence, the period between Maundy Thursday [or Passover] and the start of the Easter Vigil that is held in the wee hours...
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From trash to treasure
I love living five minutes from the ocean, fifteen minutes from a good beach. We can choose from quite a variety from rocky coves to fine lagoons. I don’t go as often as I’d like, but thanks to Sam and...
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Speaking of signature sins and becoming like Christ
We do not get tempted by that which repulses us. Temptation rarely begins by trying to get us to do something that is 180 degrees in the opposite direction of our values. It starts close to home with...
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My identity crisis
One of the most endearing children’s books I’ve read is “What-a-Mess”** about an Afghan Hound puppy who becomes confused about his true identity. He thinks his real name is ‘What-a-Mess” because that’s...
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The coming of the king
The king came to our neighborhood last week. The first we knew of it was in the morning when we went out and noticed that overnight the lines on the street and the curbs had been painted. When the...
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Bedtime Snacks: The Supper of the Lamb
Once upon a time, before food blogs and before the Food Network–but not before Julia Child–there was an Episcopal priest by the name of Robert Farrar Capon [Don't ask me why he went by three names....
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Attitude of gratitude
It’s that time of year when I stop and look back on the blessings of the past year.** I read something this week about how being grateful requires an acknowledgment that by ourselves we have nothing;...
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Still crazy after all these years…
The start of a new year is supposed to be a hopeful time. We think about changes we’d like to make and things we’d like to do differently. But after a few decades of adulthood, it can be hard to be so...
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Eyes to see or How much money does it take to make you happy?
Last year, I wrote about how moved I was watching the Visual Bible**. And I often mention seeing some of God’s small treasures in the world around me, His amuse-bouches.** But there’s another...
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Mightier than the sea
One thing I love about going to the beach, especially here on the west coast of the continent, is that the sea is always the same and yet it’s also always different. Sometimes the tide is low and...
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Unveiled: in which I tell all*
*Or almost all Change is coming, and it is coming soon. It all started a few months ago, when there was an unexpected turn in my life. Unlike God who has His plan worked out from the beginning,** I was...
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Life between two worlds: the tension of dual citizenship
I recently returned from a month and a half stretch in the states. After 12 years living overseas, I had the coming-and-going routine down pat. It started with a mad rush the day before the flight to...
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Taking a pause to praise
I don’t know about you but I’m already plunging ahead into fall. The lazy river of summer has turned into a thunderous waterfall of possibilities. I’m making travel plans, considering new projects,...
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