When I was a child, I thought that an effective petition to God came about by gathering all the force of my small will.  If

Every storm runs out of rain.  – Maya Angelou It’s hurricane season, and with it comes the usual wind, rain, storm surge, and flooding. Whereas

Revelation 12:7-12 Who is like God? The nine choirs of angels shouted,and Michael, leading the heavenly host,ground the bat-winged dragon beneath his heel, he who

“The discomfiture we feel may be our most accurate human sensation; reminding us we are not quite “at home” here. — C.S. Lewis In his novel “Anxious People” Scandinavian

I’m a much better listener than I am a speaker.  And I like to listen in an environment where everybody is comfortable – seated, warm

There are benefits to growing up in a family with few young children and much older relatives. I learned how to make butter from the

Daily Office reading for The Feast of Thecla of Iconium: Luke 24:1-11 The Gospel reading for the feast of Thecla reminds us that, just as the

“It is easy for us to see God as our host, but God as guest is another matter.”