Of Worthiness and Grace

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.  Isaiah knew he wasn’t worthy to have seen the Lord; he called himself part of “a people of unclean lips.” Paul knew he wasn’t worthy in and of… Continue reading Of Worthiness and Grace

Presentation, Prophecy, and Pondering

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.  Put yourself in Mary’s shoes. You have just been through a most bewildering year or so: An angel appeared to you. You became pregnant without having been with… Continue reading Presentation, Prophecy, and Pondering

Friends in Faith: Christy Belt Grossman

Christy Belt Grossman calls herself an introvert, and says that’s why she works “behind the scenes” as the chief operating officer and social media guru of a family-founded northern Virginia real estate firm, The Belt Team. Consider the firm’s values: “God, Family, Then Business.” Even if I hadn’t already known Christy, the Belt Team would… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Christy Belt Grossman

Finding Family

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.  Ah, family. How blessed Timothy was to have the faith-filled examples of his grandmother and mother, examples that also inspired Paul as we learn in today’s first lectionary… Continue reading Finding Family