Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. A junior high friend who’s an associate Methodist pastor and college ethics teacher recently inspired quite an online discussion about what made Jesus so angry that he cleared the temple. (The… Continue reading Sacrificial, Transformational Love
Category: Spirituality
Prodigal Son: After the Reunion
Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. It can be a deep and profound reflection, assuming the role of each person in the parable of the lost son: the profligate young man who made merry by taking his… Continue reading Prodigal Son: After the Reunion
On the Nightstand: Redeemed (Again)
In addition to being sisters in Christ, Pam Spano and I are sister fan girls of Heather King, who has described herself as an ex-attorney, recovering alcoholic Catholic convert (and who I think is among the best memoirists writing today). So when Pam messaged me the top cover of Redeemed: Stumbling Toward God, Sanity, and… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Redeemed (Again)
Friends in Faith: Rest in Peace, Shannon Wine
About two weeks ago, I got a message from a good friend from a Christian writers’ conference. She’d seen on social media that a mutual friend, Shannon Wine, had suffered a brainstem hemorrhage and the prognosis was very poor. The following day, Shannon was declared brain dead. Shannon wasn’t a small woman, but she moved… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Rest in Peace, Shannon Wine