Today’s call to confession at my church really struck me as a perfect paradox: We allow ourselves to get caught up in the here and now, and forget to look forward to God’s future with great joy. We allow ourselves to get caught up in the promises of a glorious future full of love, and [...]
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Call to Confession, June 5th
Posted in Gratitude, Paradox, Spirituality, Things I ♥, tagged equanimity, namaste on June 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My Stewardship Testimony
Posted in Community, Gratitude, Spirituality, Things I ♥, tagged Broadway United Methodist, BUMC, Church, Philanthropy on May 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, I shared the following story with my church, which illustrates all of the reasons why I make financial contributions. When I was a child, my family attended a Lutheran church, one of the largest and wealthiest in the Twin Cities. It was a big, beautiful building downtown, with vaulted ceilings and stained glass windows, [...]
Prayer of Confession
Posted in Spirituality, Things I ♥, tagged Church, prayer on May 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today at church the Prayer of Confession really spoke to me. I have been meditating on it all day, and I thought I would just share it here: We confess that we have doubted ourselves and you, Lord. We believe what other say about us before acknowledging what your Word says. We tend to the [...]
2009 Passages
Posted in Art & Culture, Community, Friends & Family, Gratitude, Observances, Spirituality, Things I ♥, tagged 2009, death, obituaries, passages on January 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I keep a page on this blog for Inspiring Lives where I post links to obituaries for people whom I admire. In a past professional life, one of my assignments was to read obituaries, and it was a task I began to enjoy. I find them to be beautiful tributes written with care and love. [...]
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