Step Away from the Frenzy

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how…

Love that Chooses Vulnerability (Lent 1–Feb. 17, 2013)

It was right after the baptism in the Jordan. John lifted him, still dripping, from the water, and something shifted. He felt full—full of something powerful and good—full of love—so loved. He belonged. He was beloved by God. Filled to the brim with this awareness of God’s Spirit with him.   And it was that…

And here is my colleague, Jodi’s commentary for the first Sunday of Advent

Heart of My Heart  Jodi’s blog Advent Devotional Commentary Jesus Beloved Son by Henri J.M. Nouwen Luke 21:34  Sunday Day One Usually I do not comment on the Sunday devotional.  But this being the first devotional of this series,…  Actually,  The first sentence of the devotional jumped out at me.  “Jesus has to be and…

Monday, First Week of Advent

I have pledged to join Pastor Jodi Haier in an Advent blogging discipline. We are both using the same Advent devotional with our churches (click the picture below for more information on the devotional), and we will both be sharing nearly-daily personal responses to each day’s readings. We’re excited to see how different our responses…