Set your heart on what is in heaven, where Christ rules at God’s right side. Think about what is up there, not about what is here on earth. — COLOSSIANS 3:1-2 Yes, the Lenten season is upon us, and our commitment is not like New Year’s resolutions or pie crusts — easily made and easily broken. Every…
Shrove Tuesday 2019
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…
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.…