Saint Urho Day
with bringing Christianity to Ireland. Legend (?) has him miraculously driving snakes out of Ireland and into the sea, using the three leaflets of the shamrock to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity, and raising 33 people from the dead. Today…
Schadenfreude
In the reading of Brené Brown’s latest book, “Atlas of the Heart” (Random House, 2021) I came across a new term – at least new to me. It seemed so timely that I decided to simply share with you a few pages of the book. Brené is a Christian (though she…
Liberty
bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives.” (Isaiah 61.1) As I noted in the service this word was not just for Isaiah in his day. In our day God continues to anoint people to bring the…
Some Days Are …
by the way (and by the grace of God in Christ), I find most of mine to be this way. This week, in fact, seems to be filling up with some of the best among the better!
Musty
Have you ever wondered which came first “must” or “musty”? And how are they related – if they are related at all? Of course, by now you might be thinking that “he must be crazy” for asking these questions … or just plain “musty”!
Adjustments
I had the day perfectly planned. It would start with an appointment in the office. After that was just enough gap in my schedule to squeeze in two drop-in visits. These would be followed by two that were scheduled, leaving enough time to add one more…
Snowy
So, what are you planning to be up to today? The snowfall, though considerably less than predicted – again, is enough to close schools and change plans. My Thursday groups and our GSRP Preschool are cancelled for today, and our office is closed.
The Ripple Effect
Wikipedia tells me that “A ripple effect occurs when an initial disturbance to a system propagates outward to disturb an increasingly larger portion of the system, like ripples expanding across the water when an object is dropped into it.” This may not…
January Thaw
over a week ago, and it is still clean. I will take the sub-zero wind chill with clear (or cloudy) skies that is soon to return over snow covered roads any and every day (except Christmas – maybe!).
Time Flies
It was a long, but productive day. It started earlier than usual, and my evening was scheduled too. The day fell in the middle of a ten day stretch that was particularly busy, so when my head hit the pillow at 9:30 p.m. sleep came almost instantly. I…