Let’s not wander too far away from this prayer — God grant me the serenityTo accept the things I cannot change;Courage to change the things I can;And wisdom to know the difference. — and that’s only the first part. See…

The road we takeleads toward the promiseof security and stability,for we flee not solelyin fear, nor do we make this pilgrimagefor the pursuit of untold riches.  We do not seek to spread terror,for how dearly do we cling on to…

Apply as needed — Forget about what’s happened;    don’t keep going over old history.Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.    It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it?There it is! I’m making a road through the desert,    rivers in the badlands.…

Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank writes, in the context of Psalm 148 — Praise rises up in us even when we don’t think about it. We respond with “Thank God!” and “Praise Jesus!” and “Hallelujah!” Sometimes we don’t use religious language to…

Courtney Carver. Brilliance. Much needed but little heeded. In her own words — The guilt of your past — Questions? See Psalm 103:12 and 1st John 1:9 and John 19:30 for starters (ironically). I’m thinking we’re gonna get back to…

A 5th Century Bishop, St. Paulinus, uproots a lot with this — We do not guess at what the afterlife holds. We do not base our faith on human opinions, poet’s dreams, or philosopher’s images. We draw our faith from…

I offer this without comment —https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-point-of-retirement-enlightenment-or-at-least-calm-f154749c?st=9ZCtxY&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink The Point of Retirement? Enlightenment, or at Least Calm More and more people are finding reasons to stay on the job well into old age. They may be setting themselves up for a difficult…

Nadia Bolz-Weber preached this last month — Sometimes we all need others to pray for us—and not only pray on our behalf, but also in our stead. Because the spiritual physics of it is this: when your ability to believe evaporates,…

From Howard Thurman yesterday, from a whole lotta yesterdays — When the song of the angels is stilled,when the star in the sky is gone,when the kings and princes are home,when the shepherds are back with their flocks,the work of…

Let’s not wander too far away from this — When the song of the angels is stilled,when the star in the sky is gone,when the kings and princes are home,when the shepherds are back with their flocks,the work of Christmas…