0
Consolation & Desolation In The News Consolation & Desolation In The News

Having just finished The Hour I First Believed, a book on the aftemath of Columbine, I am all the more speechless at the killings in Bingham...

Read more »

0
Day 149 (Thursday 4/3) Day 149 (Thursday 4/3)

Hey everyone! Sorry for my lack of post last night. I needed all the time I could get with DH. I am leaving today (Friday) at 2pm and won...

Read more »

0
Some Lines On Grace And Salvation Some Lines On Grace And Salvation

Wendell Berry's book, Given, is a quiet celebration of grace. Hence, the title. Here are a few lines: "There is a place you can go ...

Read more »

0
Day 148 (Wednesday 4/1) Day 148 (Wednesday 4/1)

Happy April Fools Day! It’s 8:30 and I haven’t been pranked yet…keeping my fingers crossed that will last! :) I woke up and talked with DH a...

Read more »

0
Salvation By Grace (?) Through Faith Salvation By Grace (?) Through Faith

I dont' know whether this line of conversation can go anywhere. It may stall out at the first word. The replies I have gotten suggest th...

Read more »

0
Day 147 (Tuesday 3/31) Day 147 (Tuesday 3/31)

Happy last day of March everyone!! I hit the gym first this morning and got in 36 minutes on the cross ramp while reading my recent book...

Read more »

0
Day 146 (Monday 3/31) Day 146 (Monday 3/31)

Well blogger buddies Monday is behind us and we are well on our way to Friday! Monday morning I got up and hit the gym before work for a 3...

Read more »

0
St. Christopher's Boulder City St. Christopher's Boulder City

Yesterday I was commodiously welcomed by St. Christopher's in Boulder City, the small town featured in Phyllis Baker's, How I Got Cu...

Read more »

0
Day 145 Day 145

What a nice relaxing/productive Sunday I had! I slept in a bit (felt so good!). And then did a bit of organizing in my closet and took anot...

Read more »

0
Days 143-144 (Friday 3/27 & Saturday 3/28) Days 143-144 (Friday 3/27 & Saturday 3/28)

Happy Weekend everyone! And thank you so much for all your sweet comments on my Florida post. I had a great time and I think by looking at t...

Read more »

0
Partial Thoughts On Salvation Partial Thoughts On Salvation

I can now post sermons on this blog so I just posted one that addresses the question of "what do we mean by "salvation?" It i...

Read more »

0
For Thomas Becket And Oscar Romero For Thomas Becket And Oscar Romero

FOR THOMAS BECKET AND OSCAR ROMERO This floor's stones drank Becket’s blood as we sip the blood for Christ. Will...

Read more »

0
Day 142 (Thursday 3/26) Day 142 (Thursday 3/26)

Hello everyone! I’m back and boy do I miss that warm Florida sunshine! This morning I wore sandals to work and get there and it starts snowi...

Read more »

0
What's Happening at Old Woman Creek What's Happening at Old Woman Creek

Canoe Tours and Nature Art Classes on the Calendar at Old Woman Creek Free Educational Programs Offered April through October HURON, OH - Oh...

Read more »

0
Salvation (?) By Grace Through Faith Salvation (?) By Grace Through Faith

As Holy Week approaches, it is good to contemplate the core doctrines of our tradition, especially atonement. The three categories linked by...

Read more »

0
The Hour I First Believed and John Updike The Hour I First Believed and John Updike

This is a sequel to my earlier post about Wally Lamb's novel, The Hour I First Believed. Lamb has been called the Dostoevsky of our day,...

Read more »

0
Day 133 (Tuesday 3/17) Day 133 (Tuesday 3/17)

Hey everyone!! I don't have hardly anytime! But wanted to get one more post in before I leave in 12 minutes!!! :) Tuesday was an OP day ...

Read more »

0
Day 132 (Monday 3/16) Day 132 (Monday 3/16)

I’m so close to Florida I can almost feel it! And this nice weather we are having here in Iowa is a great preview of what I hope to experien...

Read more »
 
 
Top