Inside the Minds of Valerie and Mike (and Anna)
“Politics is about the organization of society and public affairs” “Basically,…politics is about how groups of people organize themselves…’political’ can be used to describe organizations and the dynamics of relationships of groups” Per Merriam-Webster, origins of “politics” - politikós "of citizens, civic, of a state, political, public" These quotes are from a chapter titled The Bible and Politics,... Continue Reading →
Pearls, treasures, wants, dreams Foolish, risky, courageous, daring Detachment, redefining, recognition, living All these words and ideas came out during a discussion of a very short story. A story of only 32 words by Jesus. Yes, one of the parables. I’m participating in a series of discussions focused on the book, Short Stories by Jesus. The author... Continue Reading →
Flipping tables and chasing people away. I’ve always liked that story. What story? The Gospel story from this past Sunday, from John 2:13-22. It’s the story of Jesus arriving at the temple in Jerusalem and not liking what he sees, he starts chasing merchants and money changers out with a whip and turning their tables... Continue Reading →
My mind is spinning with thoughts as questions from a Facebook post asking about a Gospel reading collided with a book I’m reading about how habits form, become entrenched, and change. In Mark 8:27-37, Jesus is asking his disciples who do people say that he, Jesus, is and then asks his disciples who do they... Continue Reading →
We are human. We are all part of families. But more importantly we are Christians and we are all children of God. Recently we celebrated the Baptism of our Lord, and we are called to remember our own baptism and what it means for us today. “Children of God, you have been sealed by the... Continue Reading →
A whole week of deep discussions and of lots of play time, of time to breath and making new friends. In the midst of what is turning out to be a very long and fairly tiring summer, this one week in Gettysburg was just what I needed. Along with 17 other pretty cool Lutheran teenagers... Continue Reading →
I'm pretty sure I had a very late start on my faith journey compared to others of my generation. I know I was baptized in the Catholic Church, I'm sure as an infant as I've been told it was important to my father. That was pretty much the extent of church for me as a child. I... Continue Reading →
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