by Jennifer DiFrancesco Lent. It stresses me out every year. Like everything else, I know it shouldn’t but it does. It isn’t like we will be graded on it or will be asked to do a public presentation about it. Just when I have a good idea, I overthink it, rethink it, and ask others … Continue reading
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The View From the Back Seat
by Corey Fields I took the risk of asking my children, who are in second grade and kindergarten, what kinds of things they remember my wife and I saying and doing while they’re in the back seat of the car as we travel from place to place. We do a decent amount of driving, between … Continue reading
Mark 16:1-8: Practicing Resurrection
by Jennifer DiFrancesco Prayer Lord, the resurrection of Your Son has given us new life and renewed hope. Help us to live as new people in pursuit of the Christian ideal. Grant us wisdom to know what we must do, the will to want to do it, the courage to undertake it, the perseverance to … Continue reading
Practicing Light in the Midst of Darkness
Earlier this week I was surprised to hear an NPR reporter refer to “random acts of kindness” at the scene of the Boston bombing. I had to think that if ever there was a situation where kindness must be direct and intentional, it would probably be at the scene of a bombing. Perhaps the reporter … Continue reading