Father , for this Jesus-life I pray: to be born of the Spirit – free to spin, twist, dive, and climb, whirled along by the breath of God. Just as a bird relies on the wind and trusts it to carry her by its power, and becomes familiar with the ways to rest in its...
I have to admit, I have become enamored with banjos. There is such a variety of expression that includes the instrument, and such a varied approach to playing them that each time I find a new group, I hear something different and amazing. They are as at home with...
The Ten Commandments of Fighting Fair Lectionary 12 February 2017 6th Sunday After Epiphany Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Psalm 119:1-8 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-37 Text to Life Taking care of newborns is tough stuff. They cry for no reason. They have no predictable...
A metaphor is an abstract word that “points” to something greater, more complex, more often indescribable. A metaphor is always a noun. For example, a metaphor of a mountain may be used to describe something about God –God’s loftiness, distance, height above our...
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis –Review by Teri Hyrkas The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds (W.W. Norton & Co., 2017) by Michael Lewis is, at its heart, the story of an intense rapport between two...
