A surprise
Sometimes the answered prayer comes as a surprise. Unexpected, but not for lack of faith, lack of confidence in God’s
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On Sweeping, Confession, and Progress
Tonight I swept, for the third time today, the dining room and kitchen floors. As I coaxed the gatherings into
Spiritus Sanctus
O Holy Spirit, As the sun is full of light, the ocean full of water, Heaven full of glory, so
Unchartered Territory
Ryan and I are working our way through the podcast series “Seeing White.” I’m impressed with the quality of the
The Cross-Life
Our temptation is to presume that the work of the Cross in history is finished, that having completed that work,
Ricketts Point
Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary is on the bay, close to our house. Most of the bay coastline from Melbourne down
Benediction
The days are too long and the nights come too early. My legs waver and my arms droop and my
On Community
Parker Palmer, a spiritual writer of the Quaker tradition, says community is the place where the person you least want
Apricots
This week the apricots are ripening. I’m not the only one to have noticed—the crows, and another Aussie bird I
Thinking for oneself
To think independently of other human beings is impossible, and if it were possible it would be undesirable. Thinking is