How much our mental life is knit up with our corporeal frame? — William James. The above is a great question for your Lenten studies and meditation. Who among us doesn’t have our mental emotions affect our physical body? Yesterday I mentioned the phrase “Tug at our heartstrings.” Is that a real physical response? Which…
Reach Out And Touch Someone
Probably my children and and certainly my grandchildren don’t remember the time when it cost extra to call someone long distance. (And long distance meant in most cases as short a distance as the next county). I remember my grandmother admonishing me not to talk too long on the phone when we made an annual…
Teach Me
Make me know your ways, O Lord: Teach me your paths, lead me in your truth and teach me… Psalm 25:4-5. As adults, we sometime believe we are beyond needing a teacher, but here is David asking God to teach him not once, but twice. The above verses are a good introduction to Lent. Instead of…
The Purpose of Lent
I bet you’ve been asked over the years, “What is the purpose of Lent?” While I was preparing for my Lenten plan, I read the following: “The purpose of Lent isn’t to “better” your life, but to recenter your life on what matters most.” The answer gave me pause to think. Is my Lenten discipline…
Shrove Tuesday
Until I married Suzy and became an Episcopalian ( A good story by itself) , I didn’t know there was a religious holiday dedicated to pancakes. Not really, but if you love pancakes as much as I do, Shrove Tuesday offers a great excuse to eat. Perhaps, that’s why another name for today is Fat…
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