Category Personal reflections
At my house, I’ve got a couple options for where prayer can happen. I can either retire to the back porch or descend the steps to my basement office. But, prayer only happens at one time: after everybody else goes… Continue Reading →
Blessed Epiphanytide, y’all. I’m grateful for my sanctification journey’s return to this website. God’s provision during Advent was spectacular, and the guidance at Christmas was marvelous. I approached Advent with what I thought was a pretty decent idea for my… Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas, y’all. I’m excited to share this Christmas reflection with you after a great Advent. New guidance for my sanctification journey appeared, and I look forward to how it develops. I went into Advent with a plan for my… Continue Reading →
With the start of Advent, the Church calendar turns to a new year- after six months of Ordinary Time, so happy new year! I’m grateful for the return to Advent. I began publishing here last Advent, so not only does… Continue Reading →
Dear Sisters & Brothers in Christ, Ordinary Time turns toward its conclusion in September. While some of you might be looking forward to moving on from Ordinary Time, I confess my reluctance to leave this season of the Church. I… Continue Reading →
Hey, guess what? You and I are still in Ordinary Time. I began our Ordinary Time journey with an exploration into one noise that tempts us at any start line. The noise of the future tempts us to a mistaken… Continue Reading →
Welcome to Ordinary Time, my brothers and sisters. As you and I start Ordinary Time, please allow me to begin with a fair warning: It’s going to be a long one. The Feast of Pentecost on 5 June begins Ordinary… Continue Reading →
Happy Easter, y’all. I, now, return you to your regularly scheduled programming – sort of. I’m going back to my usual format: I’ll introduce my theme for May, look at my ordinary life, and we’ll see what the Bible has… Continue Reading →
For my Easter Reflection, I plan to change things a bit. Normally, I like to reflect on life and let my thoughts remind me of something from Scripture. I find that I see God ‘s encouragements and challenges better as… Continue Reading →
Congratulations, y’all. You and I made it to the rather uninterestingly named “Sundays After Epiphany.” We waited with the Lord during Advent. The noise of the present was my topic. Advent [the first Church season] coincides with the secular Shopping… Continue Reading →