I’ve been on the road (and in the air, and in the snow). Continue reading
5 beds, 6 nights
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precious dust
our bodies are only dust, the prayers and liturgies of this day remind us. But this year, as I prepare to go up to visit my dying grandfather, I’m struck by how precious dust is to us. Continue reading
Confession
There’s a church in Columbia with a sizable staff (I’m not talking about my own church, I promise!) who retreats together at least twice a year. During their first afternoon, before they pray or worship or eat together, they do something rather remarkable: Continue reading
“all I could do was cry”
Sometimes, watching Grey’s Anatomy is like going to church.
“I’d never cried like that before, but the psalmist had”
Today, I write at the Covenant Blog about how memorizing prayers has helped me deal with death. Check it out HERE.
I’ve also written about how I’ve seen God through life with my grandpa over the last weeks and years. Look HERE for an irregular Eucharist. And HERE for what he’s learned from illness.
hope of things not seen 