Recently I attended a meeting where the subject of Women’s Ordination came up for discussion. There I was, sitting in a church, listening to people’s views and opinions on this hot topic. What made this circumstance different was the fact that this meeting was being held in my childhood home church – the church I …
This song, written by 2 students of mine, was the perfect song for me today. May is a crazy month, and so many of us run around doing so many things – great things – but our souls get tired and the sacred place inside us gets put on hold as we perform to the …
Where do we get the idea that tears are a sign of weakness? Who was the first person to come up with the ridiculous statement that says “real men don’t cry”? At what point do some of us feel ashamed of showing our vulnerability by revealing our tears? I encountered a moment awhile ago where …
I was at work yesterday and entered into a closet to get some random item, when all of a sudden I noticed stacks and stacks of old magazines from years gone by. Time Magazine, U.S. News and World Report from the 1950’s up to today. National Geographic from 1919 to today, and old newspapers. It …
It was the day we were leaving. The muggy air hung heavy and our skin glistened with the sweat we had almost grown accustomed to. We had just spent 2 weeks in Peru, living together, eating together, traveling together, walking rickety bridges together, drilling wells together, playing with children together, pulling teeth together…and just experiencing …
Awakenings 