12 Jun, 2020
In May of 1940 when the British seemed all but finished against the vicious and victorious Nazis, Winston Churchill took over the job as Prime Minister. Within two weeks, the United Kingdom was the only country in Europe left standing...
11 Jun, 2020
Wu wei (to continue from yesterday) can also be seen as the opposite of conscious striving. Here is a brief passage from the “Tao Te Ching,” written by the great philosopher, Lao Tzu: To obtain a diploma requires the storage of trivia. To...
10 Jun, 2020
I looked at my dog yesterday morning and said, “Is this what it’s like being a dog? Same thing every day?” She didn’t answer. But she did look at me knowingly with her sweet brown eyes. She gets it. But yet she seems ok with it. Sure, she gets...
09 Jun, 2020
One of the hardest pieces of advice in Scripture comes from Matthew 6:34, “Enough of worrying about tomorrow! Let tomorrow take care of itself. Today has troubles enough of its own.” Every time I’ve ever mentioned this passage, every control...
08 Jun, 2020
Nelson Mandela once said that he wanted to be judged not by what he accomplished but by how many times he fell down and got up again. What a statement. He took the emphasis off of all the amazing things he accomplished and reminded us how...
07 Jun, 2020
Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress in 1968. In 1972 she sought the presidential nomination from the Democratic Party. When she was asked why she, a Black woman, was running for president: “You don’t...
06 Jun, 2020
Over these many weeks I’ve found that the reflections I receive the most feedback about are the ones in which I’ve shared a personal story or personal feelings and allowed myself to be vulnerable. It doesn’t mean I was weak, it means I was...
05 Jun, 2020
At our last Theology on Tap session, the question came up about whether anyone believed in “signs.” I think there is a fear that saying “yes” makes you sound a little off your rocker, but, yes, I do believe in signs. I believe that there is a...
04 Jun, 2020
I have a few very distinct memories of my children when they were young that are etched on my heart. One happened when my daughter, Bryn, was five and we were at her older brother’s basketball game. I had brought some paper, coloring books,...
03 Jun, 2020
My whole goal with these daily reflections was to help all of us stay centered and connected while we isolated to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. I wanted us to remember that we weren’t alone, that God is with us every moment of every day,...