We were told that there would be booms. It was one of the first things that we were told about our new home. We’ll hear the booms, they said. Booms that shouldn’t frighten us or cause alarm, but are simply the noises of the military base thirty miles away. It was just something they hadContinue reading “Ready, Willing and Able for Peace”
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Prayers for Abundant Life
Though it has been a month since I’ve been in the pulpit, and I’ve even said no to a possibility for ministry, I will be preaching again this Sunday at Gower Christian Church. It is their church that is the image above this post. I had the opportunity to serve a Disciples of Christ congregationContinue reading “Prayers for Abundant Life”
Prayer for the Election Season
Like so many others, I watched the Presidential Debate on Sunday night. I gritted my teeth and joined others in lamentation and dismay on Twitter. When the debate was nearly over, one of my friends confessed via group text that she’d drunk way more wine that she intended while watching these two presidential hopefuls on herContinue reading “Prayer for the Election Season”
That Peace Might be Possible on Super Tuesday
I don’t consider myself to be especially patriotic. I don’t even consider myself to be all that political but I am certainly not patriotic. I am reminded of this each and every time I put my hand over my heart and rise to sing the National Anthem. I see it in the service women andContinue reading “That Peace Might be Possible on Super Tuesday”
Cooking with Elsa 