Blog, BLOG Busy, BLOG BUSY Episode 2
Last weekend my son had a friend over for a play date. It was the first time this particular family had come to our house, and I like to make a reasonably decent impression when people come to the door. “Decent impressions” get complicated by our dog, Kate. She looks...
Blog, BLOG BUSY Episode 2
This whole Mary/Martha talk has me remembering a beautiful conversation I had with a pal. At a writer’s retreat, I listened to a writer read her memoir about her love for food and the extension of love when we feed others. Later, the chef/writer made us a meal in our...
Blog, BLOG Busy, BLOG BUSY Episode 2
Neuroscientists today tell us that everyone dreams, even if we don’t remember them, and that dreams play a critical role in how we process and interpret reality. Recently, scientists have also discovered that dreams also play a critical role in memory. They help us...
Blog, BLOG Busy, BLOG BUSY Episode 2
In his book, The Contemplative Pastor, Eugene Peterson speaks to one of the largest communities of “Marthas” on earth: Christian ministers. Many ministers take pride in being busier than the average person, and letting people know just how busy they are. Yet...
Blog, BLOG Busy, BLOG BUSY Episode 2
Last week I mentioned how I find my energy increased after Tai Chi even though I exert energy during the practice. What I didn’t mention was what initially drew me to Tai Chi: I think yoga is exceedingly boring! All that stationary holding of poses. All...
Blog, BLOG Busy, BLOG BUSY Episode 2
Worried and distracted. That’s what Jesus sees when he looks out and sees Martha fussing around in the back kitchen – an worried and distracted woman. We all feel a bit of the offense that Martha would have taken over being called out in this way, can’t we? We run...
Blog, BLOG Busy, BLOG BUSY Episode 2
Most people I know consider Jesus to be a pretty fair-minded kind of guy, at least until they consider the story of Mary and Martha. What do you think? One day Jesus visits a certain village where Martha welcomes him into her home. She has set up an ancient...
