Ring the Bells that Still Can Ring

Ring the Bells that Still Can Ring

Blog, Into This World

 Ray had just poured a large glass of the best Riesling he had when the power went out. “Whatever,” he thought, “I was going to sit in just the glow of the Christmas tree anyway. Total darkness fits my mood better and I don’t need any light to get the rest of...
The Forgotten Father

The Forgotten Father

Blog, Episode 4, Into This World

When asked how many children we have, my wife’s practiced response is “we raised seven.” That is because we have been parents in a variety of forms: two biological children, three adopted children, numerous foster children (two of whom we helped...
Called for Good Reason

Called for Good Reason

Blog, Episode 3, Into This World

Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-9  “I, the Lord, have called you for a good reason… The things announced in the past–look–they’ve already happened, but I’m declaring new things. Before they even appear, I tell you about them.” – Isaiah 42: 1-9 All this year, my wife and...
Upside Down Christmas

Upside Down Christmas

Blog, Episode 3, Into This World

Carol our Christmas, an upside-down Christmas: snow is not falling and trees are not bare. Carol the summer, and welcome the Christ Child, warm in our sunshine and sweetness of air. Those words of a hymn by New Zealander, Shirley Erena Murray, describe the holiday as...
Tebowing and Two Laws

Tebowing and Two Laws

Blog, Episode 1, Into This World

Many of us are not very physical in our acts of worship. For the most part we sit and stand as we are able. Some traditions add kneeling or making the sign of the cross. When it comes to bowing before God, most often we do that figuratively rather than literally. When...

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