Sneezing a Rainbow! Jun22

Sneezing a Rainbow!

Okay, so this is totally irrelevant, but at time same time so ridiculously cute and wondrous. Imagine being the kid – and of course I have no idea if it was really a kid, as it may very well have been an adult, but I still hope it was a kid – who caught this footage. And imagine...

Book Spine Poetry May28

Book Spine Poetry

Killing two birds with one stone this Memorial Day. 1) Folks from time to time ask what I’m reading; 2) I love Maria Popova’s book spine poetry and have wanted to try. So, here it is, what I’m reading – the second time for the more existentially confounded....

The Mom Song May10

The Mom Song

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and if you’re looking for a way to say thanks to your mom for all the times she pushed and cajoled you to do what you knew you were supposed to do, or if you want to send an encouraging word to a mom who is still having to do that and wonders...

Murmuring Monks May04

Murmuring Monks

This seems the perfect post for a Friday: A friend of mine spent a semester of her college years studying abroad in Egypt. One of the elements about that experience she had most looked forward to was a trek into the desert for a three day retreat at a monastary. My friend was particularly...

Holy Easter, Batman Apr09

Holy Easter, Batman

I honestly don’t think I’m sharing this to make fun of anyone but, to be frank, I can’t tell for sure. 🙂  I found the following advertisement so funny, and yet when I went to the church’s website (complete with promo video) I found their desire to retell the Easter...

Monday/Sunday Apr02

Monday/Sunday

So here’s a suggestion that I think would almost instantly reverse the church decline we’ve all heard about, read about, experienced, and are tired of. I think Sunday is on the wrong day. You see, Sunday is on the weekend. And we’ve gotten pretty used to the weekends being, well, you...