Far (Lent #45)

How far would God go to demonstrate God’s love for us? That question was answered tonight during a Good Friday observance I participated in. As it came time for me to pound a nail into a beam as we remembered Jesus being nailed to the cross, I was brought low by the retelling of Jesus’ sacrifice. Such a simple thing to swing a […]

Surround (Lent #32)

Surround…to embrace, to enfold, to engulf. I was surrounded in Russia (sorry, this is another “I was surprised by love” post). By surrounded I mean embraced by child after child in the orphanage we visited. One child in particular I found to be extraordinarily gifted at surrounding me. And I liked it. I liked him snuggling […]

Who We Are and What We Do

Conference. In the denomination in which I serve, we have conferences. The term has come to include the work we do together and the actual people doing the work. For some the work we do is catch up, reunite, share a bit of life together. Others come with agendas and politics and legislation. Some come […]