Making Peace with the Land

I have just started reading Making Peace with the Land: God’s Call to reconcile with creation by agriculturalist Fred Bahnson and theologian Norman Wirzba. This is the seventh book in the resources for Reconciliation series. All I can say at this point is that this is a very profound book, one that I think is [...]

A Breath Prayer for Pentecost

I posted this on facebook this morning and meant to post it to the blog as well – enjoy Tomorrow is Pentecost – this prayer was written as I contemplated the Holy Spirit breathed into us by Jesus (Jn 20:22) Spirit of God may we breathe in and hold your love within us May we [...]

Faith Transforms the Earth into A Paradise – Wisdom from Jean Pierre de Caussade

Last week my good friend Tom Balke sent me this quote from 18th century French Mystic Jean Pierre De Caussade. (1675 – 1751). “God instructs the heart, not by ideas but by pains and contradictions.” His classic writings in Abandonment to Divine Providence express the belief that his belief that the present moment is a sacrament from God [...]

The Overflow Project by Brian Wolters

This morning’s post comes from Brian “Wolt” Wolters. Wolt is the executive director of the Overflow Project . The issue of access to fresh water is one that I am particularly concerned about and I think that The Overflow Project is a very creative response to this issue. I remember a report in my church’s bulletin [...]

What on Earth is a Finger Labyrinth?

Last year for my sixtieth birthday someone gave me a finger labyrinth. I put it in my draw and promptly forgot about it. However, as I started to research various methods of prayer to incorporate in my new book Return to Our Senses: Reimagining How We Pray I pulled it out again. To be honest this [...]

Resources for Pentecost 2012

Sunday May 27th is Pentecost. This is the day when we celebrate:. The coming of the Holy Spirit and the infilling of Jesus’ disciples with the power to go out and change the world The great multi cultural gathering that we catch a glimpse of as we watch the spirit fall and suddenly everyone is [...]

Prayers for the Journey

My weekly roundup of facebook prayers posted at Light for the Journey Peace O Lord to all whose lives entwine with ours, Peace to all who walk this earth with us. Peace to friend and to stranger, to neighbours near and far, Peace to all who struggle, Peace to the lost, the broken and the [...]

Is Failure Always Bad?

This morning I had hoped that we would have good news to share about a potential grant for the Cascadia project. Unfortunately that is not so. Our grant application was rejected and so we are in re-imagining mode. Is this really bad news though? Not surprisingly, this morning I have been thinking about failure and [...]

Ascension Day Getting Us Ready for Pentecost

Today is Ascension Day, but like many of us I am already thinking about Pentecost in 10 days time. Then we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit, though for many churches it has become a day of prayer for peace. The following prayer came to me this morning as I thought about these two [...]

How Much Time Do You Spend on the Porch? Wisdom From Barbara Brown Taylor

Here in Seattle we are enjoying glorious spring weather with lots of sunshine and warm days. The temptation to sit outside and just soak in the glory of God’s creation is overwhelming at times. Trying to work on my book Return to Our Senses: Reimagining How We Pray, seems like a total distraction, so I was delighted [...]