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

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

Picking and Living the Dream

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.  When I was young, I loved reading girls’ series books featuring heroines like Betsy Ray, Polly Pepper, Trixie Belden, Penny Parrish, Marcy Rhodes, and Donna Parker. They solved… Continue reading Picking and Living the Dream