Homeless
As I watch new stories of the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, it is sad to realize that my own hunger for things made from oil is part of the problem. Brian Walsh and Steven Bouma-Prediger (in their book Beyond Homelessness) speak of ecological homelessness and its causes. They describe ten such causes.…
Continue readingSaint Columba Day
Saint Columba Day St. Columba 521-597, Born probably in Donegal Ireland of royal descent he studied at Moville under St. Finnian then in Leinster at the monastery of Clonard under another St. Finnian. He was ordained before he was twenty-five and spent the next fifteen years preaching and setting up foundations at Derry, Durrow, and…
Continue readingThe Power of a Moment
In our family we often ask the question, “Which would you rather have: fame, or fortune?” My answer is always fame. A weakness of mine is that I want to be known as someone who accomplished great things. Chris Rice, in his song “The Power of a Moment,” helps me keep things in perspective. The…
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Weddings
Click on the picture to enlarge the image. Having two daughters get married within six months of each other will either make you feel old or will cause you to think about love and your own marriage. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And…
Continue readingFilled With Love
I have again been reading from Walsh and Keesmaat’s excellent book: Colossians Remixed. Here is a quote. As we sat on a dock with a group of students late one night, the conversation turned to the question of why God made the world. We listened as the students went around and around on this one.…
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