Monday – Lent preparation
Lent – what does it mean? The word “lent” actually means to lengthen. This doesn’t mean that we all grow a few inches but the […]
Lent – what does it mean? The word “lent” actually means to lengthen. This doesn’t mean that we all grow a few inches but the […]
Lent is that time in the Church when we all take time to pray and reflect. Some Churches give something up for Lent in order […]
For my final posting, I’d like to share what I call “The Ten Touchstones of the Wild Soul.” They are guiding principles to help us […]
Today, we’re looking at the grasslands. We’re also drawing inspiration about what it is to live with reverence from the Prairie Dog, a creature of […]
Ready for a hike up a mountain? That’s where we’re headed today. This excerpt comes from a chapter in the mountains section titled “Humility.” It […]
Today we’re headed for the soulscape of the oceans and rivers. It’s a challenge to select excerpts to share with you, but most especially in […]
Prayer: Lord God of Heaven and Heavenly hosts, have mercy upon me a sinner. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me a […]
Today we’re headed for the forests. As always, I’m looking at the landscapes as “soulcapes”–places that reflect the fierce challenges and deep beauty we confront […]
Prayer: God of all goodness, tend our souls so that we may live this day refreshed in Your Word. God of love and compassion, tend […]
Deserts comprise more that one-fifth of the Earth’s surface, and the hottest, driest, places on the planet. Remember, I am writing about these landscapes not […]
Prayer: Great God, open our minds and hearts to Your Word this day. May we meditate and reflect upon Your Word and take what we […]
“Humans weren’t placed on Earth; we emerged out of the Earth. Every day, we consume part of the Earth in order to stay alive. The […]
As the snow continues to fall here in Philadelphia, I think of all who have no place to go. Though many will cram into shelters […]
“i thank You God for most this amazing” by e.e. cummings i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of […]
Prayer: Divine Healer, this day and always we come before You laying our sins before You so that You can heal us and remind us […]
The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes […]
Prayer: Create in me a clean heart O God. And renew a right spirit within me. Help me to forgive myself and others this day. […]
And so, in the midst of the snow, the ice, the hanging trees, Nicholas has made his entrance into the world. He and his Grandpa […]
Prayer: Great God, I give You thanks and praise this day for the adventures that You will led me in! Be with me in the […]
“Then some children were brought to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus […]