Vision and mission are so central to the life of God’s people that without vision we perish and without mission we lose our way. Vision brings together needs and resources to meet those needs. Vision also shows us new directions and opportunities for our mission. – Henri Nouwen With “March Madness,” Spring Baseball, The Masters…
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Thursday In the Fourth Week of Lent
Upon hearing the news, I said to Suzy, “We have a new Pope.” Her response to my statement was, “He’s not mine.” Francis I is going to have to make a lot of changes before Suzy joins the fold. But her comment got me to thinking about the similarities of the different branches of the…
Wednesday In the Fourth Week of Lent
“Grace enters our soul through our wounds.” — J. Pittman McGehee Most people who have never experienced prison think of it as a dark place, and it can be. Most prisoners when they first arrive are placed in solitary for a few days – “until the paperwork is completed.” Solitary at best allows, at a…
Tuesday In the Fourth Week of Lent
Meditation is an essential discipline of our Lenten Journey. Holy Leisure is a pillar of Benedictine wisdom. There are a lot of similarities. Not all leisure is holy leisure, although I can always make a good case for totally unproductive activity every now and then. Holy leisure is the intentional quiet space in which life-changing…
Monday In the Fourth Week of Lent
As I entered the Fourth Week of Lent, I was taken aback by a question from a new reader: “Give me your “elevator speech” as to why I should take a Lenten journey.” The term “elevator speech” has crept into the English language much like armadillos have crept onto the highways of Arkansas from Texas — They suddenly…