I heard a new-to-me take on the Adam & Eve - temptation - fall - original sin -story that spoke to my heart in a profound way. This is one of those stories that is heard so often that we can almost share it verbatim. We can certainly share the gist of the story - … Continue reading work and dignity
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Surprise
Galatians 5:22 & 23 "the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law" Often when I think I'm going in one direction, with clarity and purpose I generally find something else happens. I asked one of my contributors to write about "time and … Continue reading Surprise
Surprised by this thought but go with me here
When I wrote Grasping at Gratitude I mentioned that Mary & Martha are two of my favorite people in the Gospel. Mary and Martha are sisters and I'd like to think that generally they got along well as most sisters do. And here we see the two of them in a bit of a conflict. … Continue reading Surprised by this thought but go with me here
To everything there is a season
From Ecclesiastes 3 (USCCB) 1* There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. 2A time to give birth, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant. I'm not quite sure how to write this post. Thinking and trying to … Continue reading To everything there is a season