“The God who created the stars also created the tiny lights flickering through the grass.”
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The Gospel According to the Alarm Clock
There are certain sounds in life that inspire immediate joy. The laughter of a child. The call of a loon across a northern lake. The sound of a barbecue being opened on a summer evening. And then there is the alarm clock on a Monday morning. The alarm clock occupies a somewhat different category. Now,Continue reading “The Gospel According to the Alarm Clock”
The Fellowship of the Oddballs
“God never seems particularly interested in perfect people. Instead, God gathers ordinary people—quirky people, imperfect people, oddballs of every conceivable description—and through them accomplishes extraordinary things.”
Sometimes the greatest miracle of the Church is that God continues to call ordinary people—and that some of us are still willing to listen.
The Theology of the Red-and-White Lawn Chair: Canada Day Reflections for Ordinary Time
Gratitude is not the denial of imperfection. It is the recognition of gift.
The Gospel According to the Walking Trail
The point of a walk is not to arrive. It is to notice.
The Theology of Chasing Fireflies
The Church’s long green season teaches us to notice grace not only in dramatic mountaintop moments, but in ordinary evenings and quiet beauty.
The Deep Spirituality of Sitting on the Dock
The world invites us to hurry. The dock invites us to sit still. Somewhere between the water, the wind, and the evening sky, the soul remembers how to rest.
The Sacred Joy of Not Setting an Alarm
Because sometimes the most faithful thing we can do is simply stop striving long enough to remember that the world continues turning quite beautifully without our constant supervision.
The Long Beautiful Work of Belonging
And perhaps that is how belonging often happens.
Unexpectedly. Over years of shared prayers, coffee hours, griefs, laughter, committee meetings, casseroles, and ordinary faithfulness.
Finding God Somewhere Around the Seventh Fairway
Because life has a remarkable way of keeping human beings grounded.
Moments of brilliance happen. Moments of embarrassment happen immediately afterward. And still the game continues.
You pick up your club. You laugh at yourself. You walk down the fairway with your friends. And grace quietly follows along beside you.
Because much of life unfolds exactly this way.
Mistakes are made. Plans go sideways.Perfect outcomes remain elusive.
And still, God gently invites us onward.