weakly prayer – for Michael’s Nana
I was listening to a friend of mine yesterday (we’ll call him “Michael”, since that is his name) tell about his grandmother’s recent health problems and her stay in the […]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
on a side note…
I’m running the Country Music Marathon tomorrow, so your prayers are appreciated. You could pray specifically for the following: – That no major body parts stop functioning or fall off […]
link to story about Liviu Librescu
This link tells the story of Liviu Librescu, who I mentioned in the Virginia Tech post yesterday. It tells about the Holocaust survivor’s life and also gives some description of […]
virginia tech
It doesn’t take much looking to find evidence that evil and suffering are a reality. The tragedy at Virgina Tech this week was no exception. Especially significant was the death […]
is Jesus’ message a secret?
I’m reading The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian McLaren and enjoying it, even though I’ve not bought in to his every point. I’ve wanted to read one of McLaren’s […]
weakly prayer – memory and pain
From Prayers Plainly Spoken, by Stanley Hauerwas: “Crucified Lord, your creation is full of pain. Our lives are filled with pain. We must appear happy, to be OK, to others […]
Jesus’ resurrection: does matter matter?
Christ the Lord is risen today! Alleluia! Earth and heaven in chorus say, Alleluia! Church-goers of all shapes and sizes came out of the woodwork today to go to church. […]
the inbetweenness of life
This article from the New York Times tells how many people from the battered region of Darfur, in Sudan have found a haven in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Fawzia Suliman, a […]
face of Jesus, face of God
Here is a poignant passage for holy week, from a book by Frederick Buechner, The Faces of Jesus: Our age is full of people for whom the language of religious […]
weakly prayer – palm sunday
Messiah Lord, Why did you ride on a donkey to receive the praise of the crowd? Were you trying to tell them, to tell us, that your triumph was not […]
