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As we move through Lent, I often think of how Jesus endured those 40 days in the wilderness that were full of one hardship after another and temptations galore.  It was beyond difficult and exhausting, yet Jesus overcame all of … Continue reading →

I grew up surrounded by saints.  They were powerful examples of ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the name of God.  I never confused them with God or put them in place of God, but I loved reading about them.  … Continue reading →

We remember Patrick today. Here’s what Patrick said about himself in his Confession. “ I was at that time about sixteen years of age. I did not  know the true God. I was taken into captivity in Ireland with many … Continue reading →

When you see “lifetime guarantee” on a product, do you wonder whose lifetime- the consumer, the product, or the producer?  The lifetime of any of these could be today, ten or twenty years from now. We have a lifetime guarantee … Continue reading →

Many of you may have heard this story. I think in these desperate times we are in we could use a “pick-me-up”, a heart-warming moment. I think that is the purpose for these blogs. Shay was a young boy with … Continue reading →

Luke 19:41, “He came closer to the city, and when he saw it, he wept over it.”  It was the day of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem.  But Jesus saw more than palm branches ahead, he saw hatred and suffering … Continue reading →

The little chant that goes with the title of the blog is often done as petals are pulled from a flower.  Chanting “loves me, loves me not,” to see a visual representation of allowing the petal pulling to decide if someone … Continue reading →

We all know that suffering is an inevitable part of everyone’s life.  Even though we wish to avoid it, try as we might it is always lurking in the background, waiting to rear its ugly head.    Some suffering is self-imposed. … Continue reading →

Ah, here is the dilemma:  Is what I need, really what I want?  When the people of Israel listened and followed the will of God, the Lord provided them with a physical nourishment that lasted for forty years.  Do you … Continue reading →

By a trick of the church calendar, four of the Thursdays assigned to me are commemorations, days in which we remember saints of the church’s past. I rather like that because it gives me some place to start. Sojourner Truth … Continue reading →