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To believe that Jesus was raised from the dead is not really a leap of faith. Resurrection and renewal are, in fact, the universal and observable patterns of everything. We might just as well use non-religious terms like springtime, regeneration, healing, forgiveness, life... Read More →

I wait On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. —Isaiah 11:1 I wait with quickened hope for crooked paths to straighten, with tough-soul’d anguish, while blinded keepers of the keys shut out God’s own. (If such a... Read More →

Recess: a temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity; a secluded or inner area or part. These contemplative studies are meant to provide you with an opportunity for recess, a chance to cease your usual activity and examine your inner self. A time to be... Read More →

Enough is Enough it is way too much doing, thinking, producing and thinking about doing more when it may be time to do less be less, lessen and here is the lesson You have already produced more beauty, generosity and work through one creative endeavor or another for several... Read More →

If busyness can become a kind of violence, we do not have to stretch our perception very far to see that Sabbath time — effortless, nourishing rest — can invite a healing of this violence. When we consecrate a time to listen to the still, small voices, we remember the... Read More →