So I don’t really observe Lent. I do like really helpful writing grounded in the Lenten season. It’s almost like giving up cynicism for Lent. The words: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return” and the application of ashes in the shape of a cross point to the reality of death, …
Reading and reflecting is part of what I do. Reading is also something that I’ve loved doing all my life. It’s been a lot harder. And easier to avoid. I find fiction is a way back into reading. From It’s OK That You’re Not OK. I hear the same thing from just about everyone in …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 9 26. Q. What do you believe when you say: “I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth”? A. That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who out of nothing created heaven and earth with all that is in them, who also upholds and …
It’s very unusual for me to visit a Presbyterian church and hear a hymn that I’ve never encountered before. So, encountering So Send I You was a pleasant surprise. It’s also unusual for a hymn to take the voice of Jesus, and for the content to be – so confronting. Edith Margaret Clarkson’s lyrics are …
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