Growing up I heard of Lent and my mother always encouraged me to give up something for Lent, but everything changed when I got married and instantly became an Episcopalian. That first Shrove Tuesday we attended dinner at Trinity with music, dancing children, pancakes, and much more. Perhaps one of the greatest honors I ever…
Author: Webb Hubbell
To Find God In Yourselves
But every true act, everything that is good and joyful and fruitful on earth, is lived destiny, destiny that has become self. — Hermann Hesse. In high school, I loved Hesse’s novels. Maybe it is time to reread them and come full cycle. As I prepare the Pew for the Lenten Season, I came…
What I Can Become
There used to be a commercial that said “Be All You Can Be.” It was recruiting slogan for the U.S. Army. I wouldn’t be surprised if your parents once said to you that you could be anything you wanted to be, even President or a fireman. Instead of thinking that way, consider approaching it with…
Arbitrary and Capricious World
From time to time I find myself trying to come up with a plan for the rest of my life. I bet you have done so throughout your life. It might happen right after you get your first real job, or you decide to get married, or you may face a financial or personal crisis.…
Ash Wednesday and Lent Approaches
Thought I’d give you some preparation time. Ash Wednesday is in one week and the forty days of Lent begin. The Hubbell Pew started as a Lenten discipline fifteen years ago since I had for decades failed in my effort to give up oatmeal-raisin cookies for Lent. I used as my inspiration in the early…