Strong at the Broken Places
The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; and they were very dry.
Category Archives: Faith & Witness
Living Your Gratitude: Sharing the (Spiritual) Wealth
For it is in giving that we receive. (Prayer of St. Francis) Love is something if you give it away, Give it away, give it away. Love is something if you give it away, You end up having more. (“Magic Penny” children’s hymn by Malvina
Honoring Our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Sisters and Brothers
It is certainly timely and appropriate, particularly highlighted by the Equality March that occurred on October 11, 2009, to honor those who are sinfully demonized and, in one way or another, assaulted by those clergy and others who commit the cardinal sin recorded in the
A Lifestyle of Taming the Tongue
Taming the tongue begins when you decide you don’t have to reply to everything that is being said but can sit in silence and listen. That is an exercise in letting God be our judge, in letting our justification be in Christ, rather than in
The Tongue Can Be a Two-Edged Sword
You’re an abomination! God hates fags! Your lifestyle goes against nature! Now that I’ve got your attention, let me first emphasize that is not how I feel toward LGBT people. Unfortunately, there are still far too many people who do, and I’m sure most of
Speak Your Peace
From a very young age, my Mother had a saying she would frequently employ as an admonishment whenever I would become angry, frustrated, or upset with someone else. As with most of the advice she instilled in me, it came in very useful throughout the
Words Have Their Own Life
Most of the time I can believe that what I say to the people I talk and share with is kind and gentle but if I really sit with that for a time, I, like many of you, might find that what sounds like kindness
Lessons from Moses’ Father-in-Law
It came about the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from the morning until the evening. Now when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this thing that
Madness
I am mad. To me, ‘mad’ has two different meanings. One is ‘angry’; the other is ‘insane.’ Both appropriate. How I got to this place is unimportant. Could’ve been stress, big expectations, or a bad lot of shrimp. No matter. I am mad. Now that
Jesus, Wake Up!
A pastor I know prominently displays in his home a photograph depicting an impressive lightning bolt during a storm. He said it reminds him where the true power in the world lies – with God – not with humans. It is God who holds the