To celebrate is to put joy into motion. This is Moses. And Moses is dancing. He is celebrating, and fact is when compared to an American standard, he has nothing to celebrate. Moses was found in the doorway of an orphanage in India, in a cardboard box. Moses in the bullrushes. And that is howContinue reading “Celebrate”
Category Archives: Everyday
Joy
When is the last time that you experienced pure joy? Joy for the sake of nothing but absolute joy. Not because you got a great gift, or because something out of this world occurred. Joy. Just because. I believe its there, but that we often look passed it because it is mundane. This is Lily,Continue reading “Joy”
Choice
We started what may become a new tradition at Thanksgiving this year. We ate out. At a fancy restaurant. I know. I know. We went back and forth about this. In the end the decision came about partially because of the complication of getting everyone in one place at one time, but the other partContinue reading “Choice”
Gift
I am the geeky church lurker who loves to wander through other gathering place of congregations and capture images. Things they may think are worth capturing and things that they can’t believe anyone would ever want to capture. This image comes from a friends congregation in North Texas, and for me it is the embodimentContinue reading “Gift”
Command
The Good Samaritan is such a simple and complex story. If you grew up in church this may have been one of the first Bible stories you remember, and if you teach or preach in church you probably have used this text more than once. It is easy to condemn those that walked on by,Continue reading “Command”
Sabbath
I have become someone who treasures sunrise and sunset, and I cherish capturing images of each. This sunrise image occurs at one of my “thin places,” Perkins Chapel on the campus of SMU in Dallas, Texas. Both sunrise and sunset capture a special type of Sabbath for me. Sure they are present every day,Continue reading “Sabbath”
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Snow day
Don’t laugh. We had a snow day. Actually we had two snow/ice days. One of them legitimate and the other sort of a pre-false alarm. And I know it sounds absurd that less than .5 inches of snow should bring an entire community to a halt, but understand we don’t have the skills or equipmentContinue reading “Snow day”
Night out on the town, sort of
I have rented out part of my home to a friend who is attending culinary school. This works out for me on so many different levels, not the least of which is a designated “night out on the town, sort of.” Because she is in culinary school and not from Louisiana, she is interested inContinue reading “Night out on the town, sort of”
Sometimes it is what you say
I do love my ministry at the College. But it is a challenge. I am teaching, along with about 100 colleagues, adults who without this education stand no chance at a meaningful career or employment that will be life sustaining. I know that I need to teach them, not only the content, but the skillsContinue reading “Sometimes it is what you say”
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