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Monthly Archives: August 2019
Prayer for Odessa and Midland, Texas
God, who meets us on every road of life, the road to Bethlehem where all children are born, the road to Damascus when we turn our lives around the road to Emmaus as you explain what is really true in … Continue reading
A little parable about activism
I was walking the beagle this week and we came upon a cat lying on the sidewalk, front legs rigid, paws clenched. Startled by my ambling hound, always more inclined to be friend than predator, the claws uncurled involuntarily, and … Continue reading
Prayer for the sick children deportation
God, whom I’ve called to sit with me all night long, when I rocked children with sore throats, swollen tonsils, coughs that wouldn’t let them sleep, when I promised a precious one everything would be better as they pulled on … Continue reading
A DAY IN THE LIFE (of a pastor) — guest post
This is as true a telling of the pastor’s life as I have ever read. The author asks for it to be anonymous because of the possibility of identifying people. A DAY IN THE LIFE There’s a woman lying in … Continue reading
As the rainforest burns
I listen to friends who complain that the global response to the fire at the big, lovely French church was wider and easier than our anguish at the fires in God’s sanctuary, the Amazon rainforest. Yes, but for me it … Continue reading
Reading of a Psalm for Labor Day
The Living Psalms project of the United Church of Christ begins again with September 1. Psalms interpreted to speak a word of justice, resistance and hope in the midst of our world. The Living Psalms team took a break from … Continue reading
For Luke 13:10-17, often called ‘The Bent-Over Woman’ — Guest post, Gerardo Oberman
Another poem, appropriate for tomorrow’s lectionary reading from Gerardo Oberman in english translation is by Robert Jordan, from England. You are free! Bent by the cruelty of lifestyles that have no dignity, By impositions that weight too much, By cultural … Continue reading
Espiritualidades de resistencia — Guest post from Argentina
Gerardo Oberman shares in Red Crearte a true translation of Hebrews 11 Spiritualities of resistance (from Hebrews 11) By faith our eyes can see that which other looks do not cover. It is faith that moves us to resistance, it … Continue reading
Filing my DND
It is so very helpful to families when a person has a DNR — do not resuscitate order — making clear what that person wants when the circumstances of living have changed dramatically. Minimally, it means no CPR, and, with … Continue reading
My white confession
My white confession is triggered by being norwegian, and the truth that the mosque shooter, looked for inspiration to the shooters of Christchurch and El Paso who were tutored in the school of white supremacy, which is, whether I want … Continue reading
Gifts in Open Hands 