Snail Mail
Day 8 in a month-long series on Cultivating Sanctuary. Only for a culture that values speed above all is snail a negative description. Back in 1998, the mo...
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Celtic Advent: 40 Days of Joy, Love and Gratitude
Please see the 2023 updated version of the calendar here. For each day, from November 15 until Epiphany, I’ve thought of one thing I can do to practice ...
Friday Florilegium
I’ve been immersed in Karl Barth on prayer for the past 6 weeks, gearing up to write another dissertation chapter. Here are two tidbits: “[There is ...
{Day 21} Friday Florilegium
In honor of hearing Eugene Peterson speak at Seattle Pacific University Thursday evening, today’s florilegium quote is from his book, The Contemplative Pa...
{Day 13} You are an artist
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. –Annie Dillard We are each artists of the lives we’ve been given. Each morning we wake ...
{Day 10} Single-tasking, Pt 1
“I’m beginning to feel the drunkenness that this agitated, tumultuous life plunges you into. With such a multitude of objects passing before my eyes...
{Day 6} Living in the Midst
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact , yo...
{Day 3} Noticing Thankfulness
What is a memory for which you are grateful? Take a moment to put yourself back into the memory, see the colors, hear the sounds, feel the emotions attached to ...
Friday Florilegium
This past week, dealing with job searching and rejection letters, a Patty Griffin song has been my companion. The song speaks about Mary, a woman who lived with...