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Attention, attention!!!! I think we all need to read this book!!! (I know I do…I think it’s about to get bumped up into the category: Books-that-have-kinda-saved-my-life.) The Sabbath World by Judith Shulevitz. I checked it out of the library yesterday and I can barely put it down AND I think might have to buy my [...]
Zora spent the weekend with Grandma and Grandpa, and went to the little Episcopal church around the corner from their place. It was most definitely a “tourist church” experience…she was requested for the weekend and we sent her in large part because this church does a full-on processional through the neighborhood, complete with live donkey. [...]
Long story, but life has been a little nutty around here. So, in an effort to make myself feel better, I’ve spent the day thinking about things that would qualify as “good things”, little things, that are happy-making. This is sort of my cross between Martha Stewart or Oprah’s columns and that song: When among [...]
Luke 4:1-13 Fox Valley Presbyterian Church (Originally Preached on Lent 1C, February 21, 2010) Temptation is not really a dirty word anymore. Think about it: it’s a word used to brand and identify: chocolates; resorts; a dating service in the UK ; there’s even a men’s deodorant line that has a scent named: “dark temptation” [...]
Luke 4:1-13 Fox Valley Presbyterian Church Temptation is not really a dirty word anymore. Think about it: it’s a word used to brand and identify: chocolates; resorts; a dating service in the UK ; there’s even a men’s deodorant line that has a scent named: “dark temptation” Think about it: in all these cases, the [...]
Dear ERs everywhere, First, I am grateful for my ER, my access to medical care, my reliable car, the general goodness of God, etc. But I’m really really sleep deprived. So this thought is where my brain has been wandering off to. If parents bring their kiddo in during the night due to, say, an [...]
We had a 3.8 earthquake here last night. When I say “here” I mean a few miles away from where I actually live. And I don’t live in a place where we have earthquakes. Our bedroom is at/below ground level, with the windows above our bed facing onto a street that gets plowed a lot [...]
Thursday night to Saturday are my version of the weekend. For me, this means squeezing out every last chance to be the domestic diva. The tally so far this weekend? Did a lot of dishes, but then made a whole lot dirty while I was making a pot of soup. Cut out the fabric for [...]
Oh, truly a wonderful communion story… On Sunday, one of our 3 year olds (I’ll call her Claire) was sitting in the second row of pews with her parents. Next to her was one of our church elders, Harrison, who is also a pillar of the congregation in the best sense of the word and [...]
But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. For this purpose he called you through our proclamation of the good news, so that you may [...]