by Mandy Thompson | May 1, 2012 | creativity and art, PRAY
My grandmother is the eternal matriarch, the kind that says exactly what’s on her mind, and feels a sense of duty to “raise” anyone who’s at least a generation younger than she. Do you know the type? She bakes me a batch of cookies and then...
by Mandy Thompson | Apr 24, 2012 | for reflection, PRAY, spiritual practice
“Thin places,” the Celts call this space, Both seen and unseen, Where the door between the world And the next is cracked open for a moment And the light is not all on the other side. God shaped space. Holy. Poem by Sharlande Sledge What if God is veiled by my...
by Mandy Thompson | Apr 17, 2012 | PRAY, spiritual practice
Have I mentioned that I’m married to a Preacher? And not just any preacher, but the kind that taught himself Greek before he ever attended seminary. The kind that is learning Latin “just for fun” and likes to go to those super UNcool Bible...
by Mandy Thompson | Apr 10, 2012 | for reflection, PRAY
We were driving home Sunday night, tired from an exciting day of Easter and family. Too tired to talk, I flipped the station to Public Radio. “On Being” featured an interview with an Armenian Orthodox theologian and gardener. Krista Tippett’s voice...
by Mandy Thompson | Apr 3, 2012 | for reflection, PRAY
I’ll never forget: I was newly married, and we went on a date to see the movie on opening night, Ash Wednesday. There’s nothing hand-holding about watching The Passion of the Christ together. And there was very little popcorn-eating during that movie....
