It was the day after Ash Wednesday when I stopped by my business mailbox. I had about a million things on my to-do list for the coming three days, and I knew I wouldn’t get through them even with having Friday off. But along with the usual magazines and solicitations was this lovely book, written… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Tuesday’s Journal
Category: Prayer
Those Delightful, Annoying People
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. That woman at work who’s always right, right, right, and takes pleasure in telling you you’re wrong, wrong, wrong. That twentysomething guy who’s watching his phone instead of his dog or… Continue reading Those Delightful, Annoying People
Leaving the Land of “Less Than”
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. We all have moments where we feel “less than”: less than a family member, a friend, a colleague, maybe even an enemy. Often, we’re wrong, and recover our equilibrium after we… Continue reading Leaving the Land of “Less Than”
On the Nightstand: One Minute Wisdom
It’s already been a busy fall. My friend Mike gave me this book a few months ago, and I put it aside for November, knowing that: a. I am always in need of wisdom and b. one minute might be about my limit for daily reading this month beyond the lectionary readings and Bible study… Continue reading On the Nightstand: One Minute Wisdom