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 [...]

Posted in Engaging Conversation, Love and Grace 3 Comments »

If there is no consequence or judgment then what is the purpose of right and wrong? Why defend the helpless and vulnerable? Why do good? The answer seems so obvious to me that I wonder if I’m missing something. Is the question more complicated than I’m understanding it to be? I doubt it would be [...]

Posted in Engaging Conversation, Love and Grace, Theology 7 Comments »

Monday morning. Gray skies with a chance of rain. And me at the computer with a cup of lukewarm coffee and a mishmash of questions on sin, judgment and hell swirling around in my head. I usually just have my caffeine with a splash of milk and a spoon of sweetener. In my post on [...]

Posted in Love and Grace, Theology 8 Comments »

Maybe I should ease into this post by doing my usual schtick of rambling around the edges before getting to the point, and there are times, believe it or not, when opinionated and straightforward me taps lightly around my beliefs because I know for those located in, or coming from, a conservative Christian tradition as [...]

Posted in Love and Grace, Periodic Reflections on the Love of God 22 Comments »

Heaven will solve our problems, but not, I think, by showing us subtle reconciliations between all our apparently contradictory notions. The notions will all be knocked from under our feet. We shall see that there never was any problem. And more than once, that impression which I can’t describe except by saying it’s like the [...]

Posted in Love and Grace, Theology 10 Comments »

My apologies, yet again, for the two week drought between posts caused by a major time commitment to family along with my highly developed artistry at procrastination. That’s how I think we should begin 2010; by letting go of investing all our time, energy, and attention toward reconciling our sexuality or opposing the churches condemnation [...]

Posted in Love and Grace 13 Comments »

This week I unveiled my personal blog,  The Passionate Plate: Savoring Life in Small Bites, which focuses on three areas of interest to me: Food and Health (Savoring), Spirituality and Faith (Saviouring), and Our Adventures at Home and on the Road (Savouring). I hope you stop by sometime. Oh, who am I kidding?! I want [...]

Posted in Anita, Blog Basics and Info, Love and Grace, SisterFriends 11 Comments »

My apologies for not blogging yesterday as promised but I’m still at the stage of recovery where I spend more hours each day in jammies than jeans and where naps tend to determine the course of the day rather than any plans I might make. Anyway, here’s something I’ve been wanting to share with you [...]

Posted in Grace Meditations, Love and Grace 1 Comment »

You’ll notice the comment section on this blog post is closed. I’ve done so intentionally because I don’t want you to comment on what I’m going to write in this post. You’ve been more than generous in the past in offering encouraging and grateful words of SisterFriends Together and I don’t want you to think [...]

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Now that I have your attention… A rabbi gathered his students around him one day and asks, “How do you know when the night is almost past and day is about to break?” “Rabbi, is it when you see a tree in the far distance and you can tell that it’s a tree?” ventured a [...]

Posted in Christian Unity, Equality, Love and Grace 6 Comments »