When the world is all at odds And the mind is all at sea Then cease the useless tedium And brew a cup of tea. There is magic in its fragrance, There is solace in its taste; And the laden moments vanish Somehow into space. And the world becomes a […]
Nothing, they say, is certain except for death and taxes. I would like to add something else that is certain – and that is grace. Which sometimes manifests itself in taxis. It was cold and dark, and I was tired. Carlton and I were headed, with our friends Jay and […]
With Easter about a month away, it occurred to me that some of you may be putting together plans for Holy Week celebrations, and be looking for ideas. This is a set of worship stations using the Sensate Pathway to explore the Seven Last Words of Jesus that I have organized […]
This is Part 1 of a series on Sacred Pathways. To read the introduction to this series, click here on “Finding your Worship Pathway.” All of us experience our environment primarily via our five senses. Smell, touch, taste, sight, sound – these are our windows on the world. But how […]
A little while ago, I shared with you how to make a proper cup of English tea. In case you need a little more help–or you happen to be running a canteen overrun with the local Home Guard–I have helpfully shared this wartime video with you: Some of my favorite […]
What could be more concrete, more basic, more material than our need for food? It is what fuels our energy, builds our bones, nourishes our muscles. It has texture in the mouth – crunchy, grainy, chewy, velvety. It astonishes our senses with its wide variety of tastes and smells (some […]
Sometimes one’s teaching has more of an impact than anticipated, and the results may be a little dismaying. Let me tell you what happened this past couple of weeks. A couple of weeks ago, to mark the beginning of Lent, I gave a talk on fasting to our community at […]
Happy Lent, everybody! (Does one say that?) To celebrate the start of the Lent season, I am posting a video I made a couple of years ago. This is a painting by one of my favorite painters–Pieter Brueghel–that hangs in the Brussels Musée des Beaux-Arts, contrasting the two seasons of […]
In the Australian movie, “Muriel’s Wedding,” there is a small scene meant to hint to the audience that the bullied, insecure mother of the dysfunctional family is also incompetent. The loud-mouthed husband bellows at her, “Betty, make us a cuppa, wouldja?” and she obediently shuffles into the kitchen. There she […]
It seems like every time I’m on Facebook, someone is posting another personality test: Which character from Lord of the Rings are you? Which classic author do you most resemble? Find out which Pokémon you are! I can find out which Bible character I am, which Disney character I am, […]
