The reign of life has begun, the tyranny of death is ended … This is the day the Lord has made — a day far different from those made when the world was first created, and which are measured by the passage of time. This is the beginning of a new creation. On this day, […]

Our overcast day turned stormy, so it’s a good thing I pulled dandelions yesterday. The neighbors might’ve thought I was just being an overanxious gardener, but in truth I was trying to harvest enough of the roots to get me through the week.
Inspired by a book called “Healing Teas,” I’ve been trying to have a […]

Given the discussion below about some of the ways that we new and not-so-new converts can get things wrong, I thought today’s lectionary reading from Isaiah was interesting. And maybe a little comforting, at least insofar as it lets you know that the fight isn’t something new. How do we exhibit righteousness without becoming self-righteous? […]

So here we are in the homestretch of Lent. Passing the fifth Sunday, we bear down on Lazarus’ tomb and Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The Holy Week services are lengthy, to be sure, but they don’t seem like work. The Church has done the work. The standing, the praying, the chanting, reading, listening, repeating […]

Remember the bad feeling I got back HERE about Oprah’s planned Webcasts? Well, she’s done a couple of them now, and my bad feeling has become a downright awful feeling.

I knew that she wanted to do these Webcasts so that she could reach and teach a large audience about a book she loved called […]

… yogurt.
That’s today’s random Lenten mid-point factoid.