Wednesday Greetings,
Who decided how Wednesday should be spelled? And who decided it should be pronounced Wendsday ????It's such a weird word. And "weird" is one of my favorite words. It doesn't follow the rule: i before e except after c....It just doesn't...
Wednesday Greetings,
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak,but their echoes are truly endless."Mother TeresaShe was one smart woman! I think of how her kind words echoed into the hearts and souls of the people for whom she cared.I think all kinds of words echo...
Wednesday Greetings,
"Worry does not take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away today's peace."UnknownOUCH!It's tough not to worry. Staying focused on what is at hand, and what you can do about what is at hand, will help keep you from worrying about what is to be, and what you...
Wednesday Greetings,
I am on study leave this week. It's time y'all grant me to step away, change the routine, focus on my professional growth, and do some planning. This week I am planning worship themes.My favorite place to do this is on the beach in Rocky Point...
Wednesday Greetings,
Welcome to fall... in Tucson... which is now under an excessive heat warning... 106 degrees or more by Saturday.Now really..... 106 isn't all that hot for Tucson, but it is for this time of year, and to be honest, most of us are done with the summer heat, and ready for the...
Wednesday Greetings,
What's a tree's favorite song in the fall? Don't Stop be-leafin'Do they allow loud laughing in Hawaii? or just a low ha ???Never blame others for the road you're on, it's your own...
Wednesday Greetings,
9-11Today shows us what we humans are capable of.....Terrible violence... Where we become terrorists and take human life.Wonderful kindness... Where we offer ourselves to help others.Choose this day how you will be... ...
Wednesday Greetings,
Retreat....As I send this I am at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Paradise Valley, AZ, known as the Casa. Check it out online: www.thecasa.orgI'm at a conference being led by a seminary professor about preaching the psalms.Last night and early this...
Wednesday Greetings,
Shalom.The Hebrew word, Shalom, means many things. These days it's a greeting: a hello or goodbye, much like Aloha. But Shalom means something even more.Biblical shalom is peace that comes from a sense of wholeness.It's beautiful, really. ...
Wednesday Greetings,
Lamentations 3:22-23 - The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning...Lamentations is a wonderful Old Testament book, full of pain and sorrow (hence the name), and yet, in the midst, the writer...