What will the days between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day be like for you? Busy? Will there be shopping to do? parties to prepare for? family meals to prepare? decorations to get out of the storage boxes and arrange on … Continue reading
Over the next weeks at Lectio.Discipleswalk.org I will be offering some thoughts for reflection on the Scriptures that follow the International Sunday School Lesson Cycle for 2019-2020. Head over to The Lectio Room, read the first reflection and see if … Continue reading
A very good and most excellent friend has often reminded me of the distinction between “chronos” and “kairos”. I invite you to read these words from Henri Nouwen to begin the catch the difference and perhaps get a glimpse of … Continue reading
Yesterday I came across a new devotional book (on sale at $2.99 for a couple of days) with readings from “classic” Christian writers. It includes writings from Frederick Buechner, Brennan Manning, Henri Nouwen, Eugene Peterson, James Bryan Smith, A.W. Tozer, … Continue reading
On Saturday morning after Jesus’ crucifixion, the disciples wake after not having slept for two days. The city that was screaming for blood the day before is quiet. Crowds have disbanded. Jesus is dead. This isn’t Sunday. This isn’t Friday. This is Saturday. The day … Continue reading
We are in Holy Week, the end of another Lenten season, another time of “prayer, almsgiving and fasting,” and/or what other Lenten practices we have seen fit to take up. So, we are “in the home stretch,” heading to Good … Continue reading
Last week in several posts, in several ways, I wondered with you if Lent might be a time to practice opening our eyes to what is around. I don’t claim I am open to my surroundings all the times I … Continue reading
Feast or Fast?On this St Patrick’s Day consider a few words from the prayer known as St Patrick’s Breastplate – Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,Christ on my right, … Continue reading
How have your days this week been filled? Has it been a busy week, a slow week, a week that dragged on, a week that flew past? A routine week? A week with surprises or is it hard to recount … Continue reading
Several years ago I was in a study group at a local congregation and it was our custom to start each evening with “on-board time.” – A short time when we went around the group to check in on what … Continue reading
