Posted in Church Year on Apr 26th, 2009
simple: adj., composed of a single element; not compound or divided –Merriam-Webster’s 10th Collegiate Dictionary Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all [...]
Posted in Church Year on Apr 19th, 2009
In today’s gospel passage, Jesus breathes on the disciples and says, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” And they do: the “whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul” (Acts 4:32), the living embodiment of unity. According to Acts, none of the believers owned anything; they held all possessions in common. No one [...]
Posted in Church Year on Apr 5th, 2009
On Palm Sunday at our church, we do the whole palm processional, with the kids tromping in during the opening hymn, waving palm branches and grinning proudly. We celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the adoring crowds, the waving branches, the cloaks in the road, the whole nine yards. Everybody’s happy and smiling like this [...]
I am a reader (I feel about books the way some people feel about chocolate: yum), a writer (I've written a book, even: The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year), and a mother (of four). So that's what I blog about: reading, writing, and raising my kids.
