The flight was almost over before I noticed. Sitting in the middle seat, squeezed in between two strangers, my elbows tucked in politely, I had managed to immerse myself in reading. When my eyes finally left the page, I looked out the window. It was meant as only a passing glance, simply [...]
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Illinois fields
Posted in spirituality, tagged farm, grief, home, Illinois on 5 August 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jacques Ellul on Christian Living
Posted in church, spiritual practices, spirituality, theology on 6 January 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m reading from All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time by Robert Ellsberg.
The saint for January 6th is Jacques Ellul, the French theologian and sociologist.
He believed that the task of Christian living was “to create a new style of life,” in opposition to secular criteria. Robert Ellsberg puts it [...]
lenten ponderings
Posted in Lent, prayer, spiritual practices, spirituality, worship on 4 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, my holiday decorations are not even put away; the Christmas tree still sparkles in our living room. Even so, the church calendar speeds along quickly this year, and Ash Wednesday is just over a month away.
I’m trying to find some focus for our Lenten season by reflecting on experiences of solitude, meditation, and [...]
discernment conversations
Posted in change, church, spiritual practices, spirituality on 20 December 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Our elders met last night for dinner and a pint. As part of our conversations I offered up the question from Diana Butler Bass’ chapter on discernment, “Where do you see God in your ministry?”
I probably shouldn’t have sprung the question on them out of the blue.
I elaborated a bit. [...]
running with joy
Posted in Advent, church, prayer, spiritual practices, spirituality on 8 December 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Leaving the Labyrinth
Originally uploaded by revnancy.
The labyrinth was a new experience for almost everyone in the congregation. Except for a couple of our youth. One had walked a labyrinth at camp this summer; another at our regional assembly.
Most adults walked the [...]
advent journey
Posted in church, prayer, spiritual practices, spirituality, worship on 15 November 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Hard to believe that Advent is only a few short weeks away.
This year we’re taking inspiration from an article in an old volume of Reformed Worship that uses Richard Foster’s book, Stream of Living Waters: Celebrating the Great Traditions of Christian Faithr. Foster explores six streams of Christian spirituality: contemplative, social justice, holiness, charismatic, [...]
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