About this time in Lent, I have second thoughts about my Lenten discipline. Maybe it needs some tweaking, or maybe I should have taken on a Lenten partner, like I did on my sabbatical. I hear how wonderful somebody is doing on their Lenten discipline, or someone has taken on a service obligation that makes…
Month: February 2018
Pack For The Wilderness
My friends Casey and Tom can travel for weeks with only a backpack. I wouldn’t be surprised if there weren’t formal clothes hidden somewhere in their backpacks just in case they need it. I on the other hand can go to my favorite place for a few days — the beach, needing only T-shirts and…
Total Eclipse of the Heart — Turn Around
Turn around, every now and then I get a little bit lonely And you’re never coming round Turn around, every now and then I get a little bit tired Of listening to the sound of my tears — Bonnie Tyler Last year we had a total eclipse of the sun, a once in a lifetime experience…
Saturday After Ash Wednesday — 2018 — I wrote down, “Happy.”
When I was five years old my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down, “Happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. — John…
Friday After Ash Wednesday — 2018 — Journey To The Top of the Mountain
You can’t help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself. — Norman Schwarzkopf I can’t think of a better visual to describe the Lenten Season than climbing a mountain, except for Schwarzkopf’s visual of helping someone climb it with you. Each step up the mountain gets you closer to the top,…