On The Resurrection We live and die; Christ died and lived!John Stott What happened on that day (of Easter) became, was and remained the centre around which everything else moves. For everything lasts its time, but the love of God – which was at work and was expressed in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from…
Category: God Sightings
Seeing God in the Everyday
From the Cat’s Eyes
Last Saturday I posted the story of The Pastor’s Cat. It’s written from the point of view of the Pastor, who failed to rescue the kitten (or did he?). Then we see the perspective of the Mother, who placed impossible conditions on God (or did she?). Then it’s through the eyes of the child, who…
Choices
Great Wisdom from the “Unknowns” Happiness and self love are moment-to-moment choices. There will inevitably be times when we don’t make them. The beautiful thing is that every moment is a new opportunity to choose again. Every moment is a chance to apply what we’ve learned. We need to have the courage to do what…
Second Causes
“Second cause” is an expression used in theology to distinguish between God as the ultimate cause of everything that comes to pass and the myriad smaller causes we see at work in the world. ********** I was attending a prayer-meeting held in the interests of the life of faith, when a strange lady rose to…
The Pastor’s Cat
(From my “Too good to delete” email file, dated Aug 28, 2008) Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of his church. He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not…
“Before They Call…”
My 94-year-old mother moved at the beginning of March. Her new apartment, on the top floor of the same building, is much larger. Although she approached the process with anxious trepidation, the move went about as smoothly as these things generally do. But at the end, she was left with boxes and boxes and boxes……
Rainbows
All of my windows have suncatchers in them, each one with a chandelier pendant that casts rainbows all around the room when the sun’s rays hit them. I love rainbows. That’s why all my window have suncatchers. Some mornings, though, when I open the curtains, I accidently set the suncatchers to swinging wildly. And while…
Laughter
Medicine for What Ails Us “Laugh, and the world laughs with you: Weep, and you weep alone. For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own.” Ella Wheeler Wilcox Ain’t that the truth! Let’s consider laughter’s benefits: > It lowers the levels of at least four stress hormones….
Going Out with Joy
For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace…Isaiah 55:12a New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Yesterday I suggested prayers for the homes of those who are “sheltering in place.” But not everyone can stay home. To those whose jobs provide necessary community support, a big Thank You. We couldn’t get through this…
“Bless This House…
… Oh, Lord, we pray. Make it safe by night and day.” Stories abound about frightened children, and stir-crazy adults, “sheltering in place” as a precaution. It is so hard to combat an invisible enemy. Many people remain afraid, even in their own homes. But what if, in this time of uncertainty, we began to…