I am always intrigued by people who are willing to go “all in” on an idea. I came across this article by Christian Piatt who is taking the idea of following Jesus quite literally. His 2015 intention is to live daily into what it means to “follow Jesus” in 21st century western society. I first […]
The one question that we haven’t asked directly yet this week is the one that we probably ask ourselves the most frequently: what are you waiting for? There are a few ways to think about this question. What is holding us back from acting in the here-and-now? What is worth waiting for? What are the […]
The daily Lectionary readings for this week include sections of Psalm 77. I have been reading this psalm during the week as a lyrical remembrance of a human-divine conversation. So often, we wait on God for what we hope will be an “answer” to our prayers. Although this psalm starts with petitions to God and […]
…and the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. I was intrigued on Sunday when our Rector pointed out in her sermon the vague-yet-compelling image of Jesus being in the wilderness […]
Some of you may have encountered “The Marshmallow Test” which was an experiment conducted in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s by Stanford University psychologist Walter Mischel. In essence, the experiment on delayed gratification in children used a simple marshmallow that was placed in front of a school age child. The child was instructed not to […]
If you were a follower of last year’s “Sacred Space” you may recall that one of the weekly practices we did together was to practice writing short, acrostic poems on each weekly theme. This week offers a perfect opportunity to revisit that practice…even if you’ve never written an acrostic poem before. An acrostic uses the […]
One of the things that I hear all too often is “…I know you’re busy, but…” I might hide it on the outside, but inside I let out a huge sigh whenever I hear it. I’m not angry at the person speaking; I’m disappointed with myself. To me, hearing that means that I’m sending off the […]
Mark 1:9-15 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, […]
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