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External Downloads
As an introvert, I'm a big believer in going within myself to find information and to process those " internal downloads." As a curious student, I...
A Box of Sky
In the middle ages, monastics living in cloistered communities had access to a limited amount of sky. I can imagine solemnly walking from morning...
All Hallow’s Eve – Would Jesus Trick or Treat?
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”― Martin Luther King, Jr. “I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”― Stephenie...
Secular Books That Tell Christian Stories
First published on Building Faith As a former children’s book buyer for a large independent bookstore, children’s books are among my favorite to...
Are You Shining Like the Sun? Part Two
In EfM I learned the art of theological reflection, similar to dream work. In “TR,” one works with images and metaphor to see God acting in the...
Are You Shining Like the Sun? Part One
There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun. ~from Thomas Merton’s vision at the corner of 4th and...
Reflection: Easter is my New Lent…
First published on Building Faith “I can strive every day to make the right choices – and God will be with me. God wants me to choose, of my own...
Legos: More Than Tiny Pieces of a Broken Life?
You mean they are not just maddening, sharp pieces of plastic that cause fights and hurt your feet in the night? For years my boys have been into...
Force Lessons
"Mommy, I'm going to hold it (an olive wood holding cross used for prayer) on my heart so I can learn to use the Force." "Aw," says Mommy (knowing...
A Christmas Pageant Moment of Grace
First published on Building Faith "Henry stepped into the aisle, his beloved Eeyore in hand, and began to carefully, quietly process towards us,...
The Purpose of Church Bookstores
First published on Building Faith When I walk down my parents’ tree-roofed mountain driveway, I feel closer to God than anywhere else on earth. My...
