I am often saddened by Christian’s response to suffering. In today’s blog, I am taking a short detour from our work with Parker Palmer. Brian McLaren’s compassionate and sound response to John Piper’s position on the tragedy in Japan compels me to speak up. It’s a lengthy read but an
Legend has it that years after Rosa Parks became the “first lady of civil rights†a graduate student came to Ms. Parks and asked, ‘Why did you sit down at the front of the bus that day?’ Rosa Parks did not say that she sat down to launch a movement,
Brennan Manning says, “Be who you is cause if you ain’t who you is, you is who you ain’t. That power packed sentence is what I call my homework for life. We are all born with a unique personality and different gifts. Most importantly, we are blessed with the possibility
Praying for Release Autumn, urge me to drop every leaf I don’t need – every task of habit I repeat past its season,every sorrow I rehearse, each unfulfilled hope I recall,every person or possession to which I cling –until my branches are bare, until I hold fast to nothing. Blow
Judy Moss died this morning at 8:00 am. I wrote my thoughts down last week after visiting her in ICU but didn’t get them in my blog before she died. My words are inadequate but I pray you will get a glimpse of this generous, gracious woman who loved well.
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted because I’m actually living after surviving chemotherapy. I’ve heard many say they never felt the symptoms of cancer; it’s the treatment that almost killed them. I agree, however, the chemo has given me life, at least for now. The “at least for
With total innocence my precious grandson uttered these words while sitting in my lap playing with the skin around my neck. As he was flipping the loose skin from side to side, I calmly told him, “Honey, that’s Mimi’s neck.†Response, “What’s wong wif you neck Mimi?†I abruptly ended
For 53 years breasts were a non issue for me. They didn’t seem particularly important and I had very little use for them. On April 21, 2009 these six words changed my life: “Ms. Freeman you have Breast Cancer.†Since then my life has been controlled by the right breast,
