Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 2: Psalm 119
I’ve been on vacation on Cape Cod for the last few days. My son and I are sharing a house with my family, 1500 miles from home, which gives me plenty of opportunity to think about getting oriented. New house, new places to visit each day, all with people...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 2: Psalm 119
There was a time in my life when I spent at least an hour every day reading my Bible. Beyond this, once a week, on Saturday mornings, I would head to the coffee shop with friends for the entire morning, in order to meditate on God’s word, journal about life,...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 2: Psalm 119
My cursor just blinked 10 times. I counted. One. Two. Etc. Coffee? That’s nice. Facebook? Better not. There is way more white space below than above. I realize that I pretty much have nothing to say. My wife might laugh when she reads that. For me...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 2: Psalm 119
What joy is Your Holy Mystery that fills these days. To be bathed in the sacredness of all things visible and invisible. It was the exquisite risk you taught me. The wild abandonment that left me weak, to let go…and to let go. To lean into all that I could have...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 2: Psalm 119
I would like to thank all of you who sent comments on my composition, I Will Praise Your Name based on Psalm 145. Not only do I find inspiration from the Psalms but also from your responses to the music. Typically, a singer would sing the Psalm and the listener would...
Blog, Can We Talk? Rant. Rejoice. Reimagine. The Psalms, Part 2: Psalm 119
Each year as Lent approaches I encourage my congregations to undertake a Lenten discipline as a way of becoming invested in the drama of this season that leads us to commemorating the central event of the Christian faith: the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus....