The Moon of Winter Time
Translation is an act of hope. We believe that a story can leap between contexts and cultures and from one language into another. To […]
Hope
4 Things I Learned from the American Election
We just witnessed one of the biggest political upsets in American history. Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton to become the next American President. Not only […]
Hope
Hope. It’s one word that nearly everybody can identify with. For many people, it’s what fuels their lives. Hope is what makes people put one […]
“I never lost faith in the end of the story” (A Former P.O.W. Gives Perspective-Shifting Words for Easter)
Admiral James Stockdale was a prisoner of war for eight years during Vietnam. After those eight long years, author Jim Collins asked him how he […]
Little Graces
After a night like that, a night when a man left a woman, how could that woman worship God? She couldn’t.
What I Just Learned From Teenagers and 20-Somethings (It’s Something Good)
Sometimes the best learning happens when you don’t know you’re learning. This past weekend the church welcomed the Presbyterian Young People’s Society Winter Weekend. A bunch of teenagers […]
Something about Heaven
Last week, Plum and I went to a drop-in playgroup hosted by a local church. I’m one of the regulars there – for the past […]
Hope and the future tense
I remember sitting on Chapel Rock at Gracefield one morning, trying to find the peace to start the day well and just feeling hungry. I […]
Remembrance Day — Thoughts Inspired by a Veteran
I think we’ve lost our focus about Remembrance Day. We’ve misplaced our glasses somewhere in the house so we’re a bit foggy. This came forcefully […]
Excess and Simplicity – finding beauty in the darker corners
Today I went down with Becky and the kids to take in the Chihuly exhibit at the Musée des beaux-arts. It is a good-sized, though […]
Awake my soul.
The weight of discouragement hangs heavy on my shoulders. I see the need for things to change and realize that change is not always possible. […]
All Good Gifts
Earth Day is today. Earth Day dates back to 1970. It started in the United States and became the launch pad for the environmental movement. […]
We need a holistic approach
Last weekend I attended a two day event about young people and their engagement in the church. It specifically looked at the Hemorrhaging Faith report […]
We begin here.
My son is laying in his room complaining to his Dad about bed time. He’s not ready to go. There are more books to be […]
We don’t need to know the hows or the whys…
My husband is amazing and discovered iTunes Match this week which lets me stream my entire collection of music anywhere I go. I’m not entirely […]
The surprises of spring
It’s spring time. The chives have returned and life is springing forth into the world. I think because Easter was so early this year I […]
Remember this.
And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!” – Mark […]
In death, a resurrection.
Yesterday was grey here. The kind of grey that looms over you and has you wondering if spring will ever come. Our city has been […]
Even Lions fans have hope.
Life in 2013 has been quiet thus far. I made two batches of potatoes for dinner tonight {one with chives, the other with cheese} and […]