Life of the Spirit: Signs in our Lives

Mar 22, 2010

In the last two postings I have written about the signals, warnings and wisdom that our bodies, thinking and emotions offer us about ourselves. Today I want to talk about the kind of signals that the Holy Spirit is sending us through encounters with people, suggestions of books to read or movies to see,  someone’s […]

Life of the Spirit: Thoughts and Emotions(and dreams)

Mar 15, 2010

From the body signals of last week’s blog to the dreams, thoughts and emotions of this week’s is not a long journey. No matter the source of the signal, the important point is to pay attention. Dreams constitute a special category, because they have a language of their own, a metaphoric, poetic symbolism that needs […]

Life of the Spirit: Keeping the “Instrument” Clear

Mar 08, 2010

Our bodies speak! Did you know that? Sometimes the body sends up a twinge, speaking softly, other times there is a huge signal like a heart attack, and in between there is every strength of signal. If you pay attention to its signals, there is wisdom in your body that will help you in your […]

From an Engaged Church to an Intentional One

Feb 28, 2010

Each church congregation is filled with people who have chosen to be there, a self-selected group who covenant to worship God together. Churches provide, in addition to the worship of the Lord, an avenue for many volunteer hours donated by their members, both on the church’s behalf and for the benefit of non-profits in the […]

The church is the proving ground of love.

Feb 22, 2010

The beauty of the Christian church, any congregation in any denomination anywhere, is that it is the perfect laboratory in which to test our ability to love.  In our own congregations there will always be the people who are easy to love, the people who are like us, the people who agree with us, but […]

Sacred Trust

Feb 20, 2010

Now I know what a sacred trust is.

Gossip is NOT love

Feb 16, 2010

Gossip is about power and misusing it.

Leaving or Avoiding Religion

Jan 26, 2010

Religion still holds the key to what we want most in our lives: the freedom to be ourselves.

From Belief to Trust to Faith to Conviction

Jan 25, 2010

Our actions must come from inspiration by the Lord, using our gifts and talents, our all.

The Call

Dec 12, 2009

Listening for the Lord’s call in your life will certainly enrich it.