I am lying on my stomach on an operating table, waiting for a doctor to administer the third cortisone shot to my back. It’s one of those bulging disc / pinched nerve things. And I ask myself if I should be praying. I know what to expect: first the local anesthetic...
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book review: invitations from God
Life brings invitations. Jesus knew his spiritual journey depended upon responsiveness to God’s invitations. Although his job was the most crucial in human history, Jesus did not get compulsive, preoccupied or unable to practice the presence of God or people. In the...
serving communion
"Body of Christ broken for you." I repeated this simple phrase as I broke off a piece of the loaf that I was serving to each who came forward to partake of the Lord's Supper. It was our last morning together at a Laity Lodge Writer's Retreat; a retreat that I won't...
a re-evaluation of my time [invitations from God]
He sat in his wheel chair on the corner of Goodwin and Granite Streets as if he meant to cross. The man did not follow the other pedestrians. Across the street, I carried my book and walked fast towards Wild Iris Coffee Shop and wondered why he sat unmoving in his...
do you read the bible at work?
I saw a comment on the company's intranet website recently by a Muslim...
light the torches and lower the drawbridge…
“I want to be part of a church that wants to be part of something.” These...
i am afraid
“Please Lord.” I pray as I step on the scale. I expect a little gain today....
igniting your passion for God [an interview with @mafeinberg]
[serialposts]Here's that word again. Community. We've recently talked about...
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