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From the Bible: Psalm 29 – A Psalm of David Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness. The Voice of the Lord is over the […]
Read MoreI’m feeling blessed today…and I can’t stop laughing. First the blessed part: We had our first faith gathering yesterday! Steve and I gathered around our coffee table, lit candles, set bread and wine just beyond THAT DOG’s reach (she can get very Holy when given the opportunity), and bowed our heads as Steve prayed. As […]
Read More“There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you news of great joy that […]
Read MoreLast night, I read a blog post by author Sarah Dessen about how after eleven months of work, she is abandoning her latest book project. No matter what she tries, she says, it just won’t come together. “Rather than forging onward out of panic and fear, throwing more ideas at this giant, gaping maw of mess, I’ve just….stopped. […]
Read MoreSteve and I are starting a faith community here in our living room. We’ll meet for the first time on Sunday, December 29th, at 10:00am. There will be prayer, a sermon, and some time to quiet the chaos of life and listen in to what God might be saying to each of us. Steve and […]
Read MorePhil Robertson (the Duck Dynasty Daddy) put himself in a world of hurt with comments he made in a GQ interview regarding his thoughts on homosexuality, and his network, A&E, responded by putting him on indefinite suspension. I’m frustrated by his network’s decision – I think it’s disingenuous and cowardly. The entire reason a magazine like […]
Read MoreI have done no Christmas shopping. I have nothing. Not a single gift for any of the many wonderful people I love. It’s pitiful. The last time I was this far behind at Christmas was in my first year of law school, where I had final exams right up until 4:30pm on December 23rd and […]
Read MoreLet Hope In by Pete Wilson is a good book with a misleading title. It is filled with wise words for living out the life of faith, but it’s not really a guidebook to hope, so much as the author’s thoughts on Christian basics. And they’re good thoughts. For example, early in the book, he […]
Read MoreWe are all moved in and (most) of the boxes are unpacked, ripped, flattened and subdued into orderly piles for the recycling truck that comes next week. Life is approximating some sort of order again, although I don’t yet have a routine for anything except hitting the toggle on the coffee maker before going out […]
Read MoreWe did not move last week as planned. The folks on the other side of one of the transactions did not have their financial picture quite as buttoned up as one might hope, and so at 5:20 the night before the movers were coming…I was leaving a message with the movers, begging them to call […]
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Trish Ryan 