We celebrate Compassion Sunday this week at Snow Hill. Pointing to opportunities to express compassion fits well with the ongoing celebration of Easter and the practice of resurrection. We tend to “feel sorry” for people and keep our actions to a minimum. Following Jessu, who is the mark for … Continue reading
Read MoreOn our way home this weekend I picked up a small book. The Introduction was written by now Archbishop Desmond Tutu Emeritus. The title of his introduction is, “I diminish you, I diminish myself.” He wrote with poignant reflection on life before the emerging new South Africa. He shared … Continue reading
Read MoreGardening, even urban gardening, is a big hit. Grow your own. Sometimes we use compost material, otherĂ‚Â times we use loam. These elements pain the picture of life from death. Jesus notes in John 12 that unless a grain falls into the ground and dies it cannot give life. … Continue reading
Read MoreLillian Daniel, in the February 24 edition of The Christian Century magazine, suggested the need for deep friendships in Christian spiritual formation. Her thoughts led me to reflect on the same passage for this coming Second Sunday in the Season of Lent , Mark 8:31-38. We do not really … Continue reading
Read MoreThe first time I heard the description “window treatment,” I thought of old wood frame windows. Quickly my ignorance was exposed and learned this was a eupemism used by Interior Decorators. Growing up our windows were treated with drapes. Big, heavy, thick drapes.
When we wanted to see who … Continue reading
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