This little guy is a baby blue jay and the reason he’s sporting the pointy punk do on the top of his head is because he’s distressed and the more distressed a blue jay becomes the higher the pointy peak on their head. How do I know this? Wikipedia. My go to source when I [...]

Posted in Devotionals, Periodic Reflections on the Love of God 10 Comments »

Last Friday morning my beloved and I went to the deYoung Museum in San Francisco to view an exhibition on Post-Impressionism. Before you become impressed by my interest in any kind of impressionism you need to know that my wife is the cultured one in our household and I only went along because that’s what [...]

Posted in Faith, Grace Meditations, Storytelling 11 Comments »

When I saw these words recently on a Christmas platter, words that were meant to encourage believing in the magic of Christmas and to eliciting that warm generous feeling of goodwill to all people, at least until the day after Christmas,  I changed the script in my head to read, “There comes a moment, at [...]

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Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and [...]

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After my last two posts and because it’s Sunday I thought we all might be in need of a little prayer so here’s one from Thomas Merton that speaks well for the desires of my heart as I hope it does for yours. May it be a comfort for all who need comfort, assurance for [...]

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Tuesday morning I was glued to my iPad for two hours following the live feed from WWDC10, Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference. That’s right. I just came out of the closet. I’m a Christian Lesbian Gadget Geek. I embrace my whole self and make no apologies for it. The WWDC is the annual conference (i.e. [...]

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Never succumb to feelings of loneliness.  No matter where you are, God is close by.  Remember…feeling distant from God is subjective, not objective; it is just your own feeling, not reality. – Rebbe Nachman of Breslov Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. – Hebrews 13:5 How is it that God can [...]

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I don’t want to be a downer in your day but I’ve been thinking a lot about death, dying and what comes after in recent days. I’ve been spending more time than the average bear ruminating on the fragility of the fleshy package that houses the essence of who we really are, and our all [...]

Posted in Periodic Reflections on the Love of God 6 Comments »

Memo to Self: Skip the witty lead-in. Pass on the relevant but lengthy personal anecdote. Don’t bother with an introduction that ends up longer than the actual post. For once would you just get to the point. These people have other things to do, you know. Memo back to Self: I know I know I [...]

Posted in Engaging Conversation, Faith 22 Comments »

As mentioned in my last post, my initial experimentation at blogging on my new bright and shiny iPad was less than successful, at least in addressing the topic of “Sin, Salvation and A Savior” as I had originally intended. On the other hand, had my goal been to make my directorial debut in creating a [...]

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