Tuesday -- Every once in a while (and I’m not always sure what triggers it), I give in to my broken places. Meaning I assume that the label of “broken” is the only truth about who I am. And I…
Tuesday -- This week, our invitation is from the movie Mao to Mozart.Isaac Stern stops a young student (playing her violin skillfully), and says with his enigmatic smile, "Okay. Now. Sing the beginning to me.""Don't be afraid," Stern says gently.…
Tuesday -- This week we’re asking; where do we tether our identity for well-being (in a world where many feel lost or adrift)? Because if we cannot find that place, it is easy to stop playing music. To stop caring.…
Tuesday -- It has been a lovely beginning to our week here in Orkney Springs, autumn colors of vermilion, claret and scarlet. And amber and gold. An invitation to the sacrament of the present.To be here now.And the gift of…
Tuesday -- If I’m only focused on the payoff (destination), I miss the gifts on the journey...This week we’re talking about the presence of miracles where least expect them; meaning seeing (finding and embracing) the sacred in the very, very…
Tuesday -- At what point does our worship (our desire for God) become routine?At what point does our growing (our desire for wholeness and well-being and flourishing) become stale performance? Because there is a fine line between safe (certain) and…
Tuesday -- This week, we’re talking about grace.And I hope that this week, we’re open to being embraced by dollops of grace. Moments (yes, moments) when we know that we matter, that someone knows us and sees us, and is…
Tuesday -- Where do we park this thing called hope?And how do we replenish it?Sometimes, in our topsy-turvy world hope seems to shrink, or evaporate. And we assume that is our given reality. But let’s pause here... This is important:…
Tuesday -- Every once in a while, we’ve all been pestered by the question, "Does what I do, or give, or offer, make any difference? Does it mean anything?" Sometimes it doesn't take much to make me wonder.Recently, I’ve heard…
Tuesday -- This week, we ask how we navigate our broken and uncertain world. We find encouragement and comfort in Leonard Cohen’s reflection,“There is a crack, a crack in everythingThat's how the light gets in.”However, this is the great irony.…