Monthly Archives: March 2013

          Easter Sunday.  Or, as we’ve been calling it at our house, Easter Fry-day!  (As in French fries.)  Resurrection Day.  So….Do you believe in resurrection?  An annoying question, I know.  I mean, you’ve gotten all gussied up and come to … Continue reading →

          The crowds were divided about him.  Some hung on every word he spoke; others challenged every sentence he uttered.  Some had been healed by him; others felt threatened by him.  Some worshiped him; others plotted to kill him.  As … Continue reading →

          I hadn’t been to the farm in nearly a year.  It was good to see my grandfather, Pa Joe, sitting in his recliner on sun porch, the Sunday paper scattered on the floor around him.  After we’d visited awhile, … Continue reading →

I wasn’t much interested in the election of the new pope….until I saw his name:  Pope Francis. Francis…as in, Francis of Assisi, born into wealth, chose poverty and simplicity, loved the least of these–both human and creaturely, wrote two of … Continue reading →

          I want to start today by inviting you to take a minute and think about one thing you believe about God.  Once you’ve decided on it, write it down.  We’ll come back to it in a bit.           The … Continue reading →

The songwriter asks:  “What’s it gonna take to save the day?  What you gonna need to feel ok?  If you close your eyes what would you pray?  What’s it gonna take to save the day?”  What’s it gonna take to … Continue reading →