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I have to say I am blessed with some wonderful ecumenical friends. I’ve had the privilege of representing my church on our town’s clergy association for many years now, even serving two years as president. All eighteen of these people are excellent. I love this photo which I took yesterday of our local Rabbi and … Read more
This version of Psalm 23 is from Walter Wangerin’s The Book of God: The Bible As a Novel, page 255: I am not lonely. God is here. Hand at my shoulder. Word in my ear. The Lord is the shepherd who leads me down to quiet pools and a soft green ground. He feeds, restores, … Read more
The Webster definition of “subjective” is personal, emotional, instinctive and intuitive. Its antonym is “objective” which means actual, real, empirical, evidence based, verifiable. Mary Baker Eddy calls matter, sin, disease and death “subjective states of mortal mind.” This carnal, human mind is differentiated from the divine Mind, which we are indeed truly subject to. But … Read more
I am a columnist for the Danbury News-Times Forum on Faith column. Here is my most recent article: Progressing in Earth’s Preparatory School The founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, asserted in her bestselling book Science and Health with Keys to the Scriptures, that “Earth’s preparatory school must be improved to the utmost.” She … Read more
Periodically, I write for the “Forum on Faith” column in the Danbury News-Times. Here is my article that was in today’s paper:
Most of you know – but apparently some of you don’t – I have a public, full-time job as a Christian Science Practitioner. I help individuals with
We had a good time attending the Annual Meeting at our church headquarters in Boston today. The theme was from Matthew’s gospel: “the pearl of great price.”
Easter Morning Hungry bears awakening from hibernation Glorious spring blooms arousing from shriveled dormancy Beautiful butterflies emerging from chrysalis caterpillar graves Chirping chicks pecking their way out of silent egg shells Life stirring where it did not seem to be. Pale sunrise from darkest night Desolation turning to dazzling hope Mournful endings becoming joyful morning … Read more
I am my church’s delegate to our town’s ecumenical Clergy Association. Among many other things this means I’m one of the seven “preachers” in the ecumenical Good Friday service today.
I’m thinking of this because of talking with a teen recently who shuns believing in God. God simply doesn’t exist, he says empirically. I used to be a flagrant atheist too, so this talk isn’t hard for me to take.
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National headline: Miracle: a Clean Refrigerator! You wonder, is “miracle” the right word to describe this? Well not for many of you, I’m sure. But this post is more about getting myself to do something I should do that I keep putting off, and I know most of us have that challenge!
I do a lot with the inter-library loan system both for myself and my homeschooling kids. It’s great! I can “shop” for books from my home and they come in from all over to my Bethel library two blocks away. Right when I read reviews online, I can ask for the book without even getting … Read more
As I’ve said before… doodling helps me concentrate. Here are my latest ones, mostly done in church…
Today I’m doing something I’ve never done before. Stephen R. Covey’s quote, “Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results,” comes to mind. So I’m stepping out in sanity today, and signing up for a weight loss contest. Sponsored locally, everyone puts $60 in a kitty (no small commitment for me) to join … Read more
My dear friend Jill unexpectedly passed on last night. She will be heartily missed. We knew each other primarily at church, both taking leadership roles…
I am a regular writer for the Danbury News Times Forum on Faith Series. Here is today’s column:
A new decade seems like practically a whole new epoch. This is all symbolized for me right now by cars. For those of you that read of my harrowing experience a few weeks ago on a hill of black ice (click here to read it if you did not) this blog post is the other … Read more