Lenten Lights P ~ Memphis Part 2 Today is the birth date of Civil Rights leader, Dorothy Irene Height (1912-2010). It is a lovely serendipitous moment for my Lenten journey because already my intention was to write about the “Freedom’s…
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Lenten Lights A Woke up to heavy fog this morning. After dropping off my daughter at school, I headed for the Cumberland River, by way of an untaken path. I ended up at a small boat ramp. I photographed ducks…
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Anticipating Light Often I discover what I need, and what the world needs of me, are right in front of me or hidden within me. Yet I need light to recognize and receive the gifts and return them to the…
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Sunday School: “Give Me Life in Your Ways” (Psalm 119: 37) Last Sunday’s Gospel text included a hard set of teachings from Jesus: Turn the other cheek. Love enemies. Go an extra mile. Don’t resist the evil one. (Matt. 3:38-48)…
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Laugh, Cry, Do a Happy Dance Almost exactly six years ago, I decided to make the final push to finish my dissertation – after three years of writing fits and starts and many life pauses, including the birth of my…
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Breather For three weeks I’ve worked at a sprinter’s pace, with the urgency of a spiritual quest, and supported by friends, family and colleagues, on completing my book. This push comes at the end of several years of steady work,…
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