Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. My heart for very joy doth leap, My lips no more can silence keep, I too must sing, with joyful tongue, That sweetest ancient song, Glory...
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat ISBN: 978-1-4767-5383-6 Published 2017 –Review by Douglas Balzer Inspiration abounds around us. Have you ever laughed when you read the title to a...
Merry Chrystery Lectionary 23 December 2018 Fourth Sunday of Advent Micah 5:2-5a Luke 1:47-55 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 Text to Life Advent is a season of anticipation. In other words, it is at heart a “birth” story. The prescribed Advent lectionary texts speak of...
Over the River and Through the Woods Story Lectionary 23 December 2018 The Fourth Sunday in the Advent of Our Lord Abraham Journeys from Ur of the Chaldees to the Promised Land (Genesis 12) Moses Journeys with God’s People to the Promised Land and Consecrates...
Eye of an Eagle and Spirit of a Dove Lectionary 16 December 2018 Third Sunday of Advent Zephaniah 3:14-20 Isaiah 12:2-6 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 Text to Life Bird brain. It is an insulting label we plaster on those we deem dim-witted, clueless, or less “with it”...
