Posted in Church Year on Mar 2nd, 2010
Hello friends,
As promised, here’s the link to the guest post I wrote for Strangely Dim, the blog for Likewise (that’s the imprint my book is published under). All month they’re celebrating the Women of Likewise in honor of Women’s History Month. I doubt I’ll be making history any time soon (or ever), but you can [...]
Posted in Church Year, Writing on Feb 16th, 2010
Today is Shrove Tuesday or, if you live in New Orleans, Mardi Gras. Tonight, my kids and I will go to church and eat pancakes, a traditional last hurrah of a meal before the austerity of the Lenten fast begins tomorrow.
This year, instead of fasting from some kind of food (though my kids once [...]
Posted in Church Year on Jan 5th, 2010
Tomorrow is Epiphany, the day Christians celebrate the coming of the Magi to visit the Christ child. So here’s one last excerpt from my book:
One of the themes Epiphany raises is of call and response. The wise men saw the star and so they left all they held familiar and dear to follow it, knowing [...]