by Shirin McArthur | Sep 8, 2013 | Spiritual Life
Last summer we were driving on the interstate south of Flagstaff, Arizona, and came across this carpet of wildflowers. In the desert, wildflowers bloom only when there is sufficient, regular rainfall, so this was a rare, and spectacular, occurrence. The summer rain...
by Shirin McArthur | Sep 1, 2013 | Spiritual Life
I have been working as a freelancer now for about 15 months. What began slowly, and with some trepidation on my part, has within the past month reached a volume, and level of compensation, that is actually sufficient for my needs. I am grateful, but the work has also...
by Shirin McArthur | Aug 25, 2013 | Spiritual Life
Anyone can light a candle, But not the way that you do. – Jon Anderson & Vangelis For the past couple of weeks, my husband Henry has put in a lot of time networking, in connection with a coalition of other churches and denominations, to raise funds,...
by Shirin McArthur | Aug 18, 2013 | Spiritual Life
I have been blogging for a while now—but not here. I’ve been getting paid to write blogs for small businesses through a company called BlogMutt. Great company, and it’s given me tons of practice—but that’s not the point of this blog. Now is time to start—or...
by Shirin McArthur | Nov 25, 2012 | Spiritual Life
Henry stated in his sermon on Thursday that Thanksgiving should be a verb rather than a noun. Food for thought, certainly, in the midst of all our thinking about food. So join me in pondering how each of us might live our thanks….