Dec 22, 2014 | Advent, Christmas, images of God
As the day wanes and the moon itself tires, hear God’s whisper of love unceasing: You, my dear, are begotten, knit of holy breath and of hallowed dust, as delighted in as the stars, adopted as a sister to the trees as a brother to the streams, and ever a...
Dec 20, 2014 | Advent, Christmas, Jesus, prayer
Stay in the manger, Baby Jesus, safe in your swaddling clothes. Safe in the manger where we can adore you without fear. Snug in your manger, Jesus, so we may immortalize you in a sanitized barn. Secure in a rustic manger where the cow is your biggest competition, far...
Dec 11, 2014 | Advent, Christmas, images of God, prayer
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, be thou my source and courage! O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, yield joy and peace to nourish Thy people’s hope when days are long, Their voice to meet despair with song. O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, may faith stay...
Nov 17, 2014 | Advent, Christmas, Monday Muse, sermon
Less than two weeks until the beginning of Advent. Thanksgiving is around the corner, you’ve had a busy fall in your ministry, and you’re trying not to panic over the Advent sermons series that you intended to plan last week or last month. Need a little...
Jun 2, 2014 | Advent, Christmas, Easter, Epiphany, Lent, Monday Muse, Pentecost
Yesterday, on June 1, my soul gasped and took a breath of fresh air. On June 1, I remembered that life is full of possibility and hope for renewal. On June 1, I knew that I could revel in joy with every minute of the day. Why? Because June 1 — and not only June...
Dec 23, 2013 | books, Christmas, Monday Muse
For the Christmas-weary and the inspiration-drained, for the spiritually overwhelmed and the spiritually skeptical, the simple story of Dance in the Desert is a gift of exquisite imagination and wonder for the post-Christmas season. Madeleine L’Engle’s...
