Welcome. On behalf of the family of the deceased, I would like to thank you for being here. […]
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Pilate was stuck between a rock and a hard place. Golgotha and Caesar demanded a sacrifice. He stood […]
I was sitting in the hospital. The clock read 3am and my wife was sleeping in the bed […]
There is a story of pioneers who were heading west across the prairie lands. One morning they woke […]
Circles of children spinning around. Holding hands, puling each other down, bearing each other up. Laughs and giggles, […]
When you come into church on a Sunday morning there exists a basic commonality of all those gathered […]
The stoic philosophers would famously use the phrase memento mori which translated into English says, “Remember that you […]
Today, in the midst of concerns regarding a global pandemic, in the midst of the tensions of massive […]
Who am I? I am a daughter and sister, but not always a great one. I love my family dearly, but I am pretty bad at remembering to call regularly and check in on how everyone is doing. I am a professional, usually. I work hard at being a good leader and example, but too often I allow myself to fall into idle gossip and complaining. I am an American, but not the best. I consider it a privilege to live in this country, though I frequently fail in my civic duties.
A fisherman casts his net in a wide arc upon the service of the water. As it begins to sink below the surface the boat slowly moves to trawl the net under the surface of the sea. It creates a large pocket like the mouth of a whale as it scoops up everything in its path. Eventually, when it seems weighted and full, or at least the set time has passed, they begin to haul in their load.