Today I was learning about Dorothy Day, an extraordinary woman of faith of the 20th century. She was American, with a heart for social action all of her adult life. She converted to Roman Catholicism as an adult, and her literal interpretation of the bible fueled her social action. She took the words of theContinue reading “Lent 2026: Ordinary acts, extraordinary faith”
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Lent 2025: “I Thirst”
Today, for a Good Friday service, we were exploring the last seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. I was assigned the fifth saying, “I thirst,” and asked to speak for five minutes on it. At first, I wondered how on earth I was going to talk for five minutes about just two words. ButContinue reading “Lent 2025: “I Thirst””
Resisting peer pressure
I wanted to look at one of the characters in the nativity story that often seems to be, at least in my opinion, a little overlooked. No, it’s not the donkey. I’m thinking of Joseph. Joseph was betrothed to Mary, they were due to be married. But then he finds out Mary is pregnant, andContinue reading “Resisting peer pressure”
40 day challenge day 15: Heroes of the bible – Gideon
A few years ago I wrote something about Gideon. Today, I was reminded of his story again. Gideon’s story is one of my favourites, partly because I can relate to bits of it. I mean, not the circumstances, but some of his actions and responses. His story is in Judges 6-8. The Israelites had startedContinue reading “40 day challenge day 15: Heroes of the bible – Gideon”
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