Cherry Blossom Last fall I posted several “six word stories” while traveling on vacation. I thought it would be nice to offer a few more in the final days of Lent and opening days of spring. I’ve learned a little…
Just Another Night in Nashville I forget sometimes how saturated this town is with layers and layers of musical talent. It’s just where I live, buy groceries, take a run, attend church, and go out to eat. But last night…
Visio Divina: Psalm 139 There are so many amazing and multi-layered images in Psalm 139. It has been a good companion through the season of Lent. (You can read more inย previous posts: Lent I, Lent III andย Lent VI.) The psalm…
Examen Psalm 139:7-12* Nearly five hundred years ago (1521), a young man named Ignatius went off to war. He was injured with a cannonball and had to return home to the Basque region of Spain to recover. As he recuperated…
Aย Sunday Full of Song The weekend may have had less hours, but it had more church than usual for me. I was in the Twin Cities after working a few days on Luther’s campus last week. Saturday night I made…
Learning about Writingย Iโve been reading Wendell Berryโs 2010 bookย Imagination in Place. I like a book that doesnโt have to have the requisite colon and subtitle. (Donโt get me wrong, I like colons and subtitles, but itโs a pleasant change…
Praying from the Pit Psalm 139: 17-22* 17 How weighty to me are your thoughts, Oย God! How vast is the sum of them! 18ย I try to count themโthey are more than the sand; I come to the endโI am still…
Save the Day Whatโs it gonna take to save the day What you gonna need to feel okay If you close your eyes what would you pray Whatโs it gonna take to save the day What a great set of…
Praying Psalm 139:1-6* ย ย Lectio Divina (Divine Reading) Throughout Lent this year we will be gathering along the way for worship and within this time of worship we will sing and pray and walk along together led by Psalm 139.…