It has been a week since my left shoulder cuff reconstruction surgery. Having been in a wheelchair since 1994, I am used to pain & challenges. But these past few days have been some of my worst since my original spinal cord injury…
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What happens when a LANGUISHING heart taps into LAVISH love? Last night, I read the word “languishing” in an article written in the New York Times. This morning, I read the same word – “languishing” - in the book of Psalms in the Bible. When a word I haven’t heard before or in a long time is suddenly repeated around me, I sit up and take notice. I believe it’s God giving me a cosmic tap on the shoulder and I’ve learned to pay attention…
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My husband and I often watch a show called Dateline. It is an investigative journalism show that reports on real life crimes that have taken place - some solved and some still unsolved. It's intriguing to see how detectives solve the mystery…
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Each Good Friday and Easter, I have this strange habit of checking to see if the weather matches the theological mood of the day. Will Good Friday be gloomy and rainy? Will Easter be bright and sunny, preferably after a few gloomy days?
Lent invites us into a process of letting go. Perhaps this is most commonly expressed in the practice of fasting traditionally associated with this season. But now, as we enter Holy Week, this reflection invites us to consider letting go in a different way . . .
We were five minutes into the woods, less than ten minutes away from a busy street. All I could hear were the ins and outs of my breath, the soft crunching of snow beneath my feet, the blowing snow, and the sound of squirrels chattering, when, suddenly, blissful silence. Not even the whistling of the wind could be heard…
I’ve always needed Lent in a personal way. I have a tendency to fill my plate to overflowing—drawn to every flavour and texture and combination. Wanting to savour every bit, but also rushing to the next so quickly that the richness of each is often compromised…
I was a confident, if not brazen young adult. I had my opinions and was certain that they were well thought out, informed, learned, and intelligent conclusions. More than once I had someone more aged than I say to me “when you are older you will think differently.” I dismissed their notion as pretentious…
There are many potential roles a pastor takes on, both within the context of church and extending out into the community…
When my church’s worship leaders met a few weeks ago to prepare for our Lent worship series someone jokingly mused, “The pandemic experience of the past year has already demanded that we give up so much. Do we really need to adopt the practice of giving up something for Lent in 2021?”
Today, across the globe, Christians from around the world join together to celebrate this unique Holy Day known as Ash Wednesday…
When I began writing this book five years ago it was mostly about wanting to capture some of my memories before forgetting them. I called it a “book,” but didn’t think much of it ever being published. It was more about just getting
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Joy to the world!
It might be a cold and broken hallelujah, but it's a hallelujah nonetheless.
We made it.
Despite the backdrop of injustice, the broken, decay, unlikely and at times discouraging spaces the people find themselves in, the prophets echo the sentiment of Isaiah 9 more often than we may recall: “The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness a light will shine.”