Allow me a moment the Christmas Day to share a few words from the sermon “The Face in the Sky” by Frederick Buechner. You can find the full text of the sermon at https://www.frederickbuechner.com/blog/2019/12/24/weekly-sermon-illustration-the-face-in-the-sky Those who believe in God can … Continue reading
Today, December 10, is the anniversary of the death of Thomas Merton. Merton has been a leading voice on spirituality, contemplation and our encounter with the world since at least 1948 with the publication of his autobiography, The Seven Storey … Continue reading
I saw these lines from a Christmas sermon of Dietrich Bonhoeffer on the Jesus Creed blog a couple of months ago. I trust you don’t mind my sharing this on Christmas Eve. Bonhoeffer covers a lot of ground in these … Continue reading
What do you want for Christmas? How many times lately have you been asked that question? Or, how many times have you asked that question of family, friends and co-workers? What answers do you hear? Recently these words of Dietrich … Continue reading
On this Christmas Day, please let me simply share a prayer I found several years ago — Loving Father, Help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of angels, the gladness of the shepherds, … Continue reading
A few months ago Plough Publishing restarted emailing a daily thought they call “Daily Dig.” As you might expect Advent and Christmas has been the theme for the last several weeks. Below is a recent posting that captured my attention … Continue reading
Sunday morning I was looking over the Advent and Christmas songs in a hymnal (Celebrating Grace) and came across these lines in a litany – The time has come! God’s church relives the drama of the story we inhabit. … Continue reading
What does “12 Days of Christmas” mean to you? The name of a song we hear a lot at this time of the year? A time to return Christmas gifts to the store? The designation of the days between Christmas … Continue reading
So, we have had Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Small business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday. Christmas trees are going up in many homes and businesses, we see more red and green decorations in the stores and some cities have … Continue reading
I have mentioned here a couple of times ( #36 and #66 ) lectio divina, a way of sacred or holy reading. What I have not mentioned is visio divina, a way of holy seeing. While we can open ourselves to … Continue reading
