What Shall I Ponder in the New Year?
New Year greetings, friends! I pray that the year ahead will bring you many blessings. I’m also praying about what you would like me to ponder on this blog this year, and I welcome your input. Some planning is already in the works. I think I’ve got a Lenten theme to...
How Are You Stewarding Your Life?
A few weeks ago, the daily meditation from SSJE’s “Brother Give Us a Word” caught and held my attention. The excerpt, from this sermon by Curtis Almquist, reads as follows: We don’t possess our own lives. We are stewards of the life that God has given us, and for...
Is Trauma Our Cultural Norm?
I’ve been thinking about mass shootings lately—not because I want to, but because, if I dip into the news at all, they are impossible to avoid. Mass shootings are increasingly endemic in American culture, and I’ve been pondering the long-term consequences. I’m...
The Periodic Call to Rest and Rejuvenation
I’ve been pondering retreat time as Lent approaches and I prepare to lead another virtual retreat in this holy season. (If you’re interested, you can find details and registration for my upcoming retreat here.) As I prepare for this retreat, I’ve been pondering how...
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