An Abundance of Love in Challenging Times
Today’s gospel reading in the liturgical calendar is the story of Jesus changing water into wine. It’s his first public miracle, and it’s all about abundance. Last week, I talked about abundance in the natural world, and today I want to talk about abundance of the...
Pondering Tomatoes and Abundance
Back when I lived in New Mexico, I had large vegetable gardens and shared a lot of posts about the wisdom I learned while gardening. Tomatoes showed up in those posts because they are a prolific favorite, and because an abundance of tomatoes sometimes left me with...
Resistance and Connection
I was on the road again last week. I attended the Center for Action and Contemplation’s Conspire 2018 conference in Albuquerque last weekend and it was a blessing on multiple levels. There is a lot for me to reflect upon and unpack, and I intend to share parts of that...Lightening the Load
My phone has been acting up lately. The most frequent—now daily—problem has been a spontaneous disconnection with the phone service. It doesn’t tell me that it’s no longer accepting calls. I’ll look at it at some point and see “No Service.” If I’m in the house, I’m on...
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