Jan 26, 2022
Morning Meditation: Taking the High Road Years ago, we had a dog that, regardless of how many times he went outside to use the bathroom, LOVED using the bathroom on one particular rug. It was gross beyond measure. It was a tiny dog, so while the excrement was also...
Jan 13, 2022
Morning Meditation: Empathy It was supposed to be a nice dinner: good people (they all went to the same church), good conversation. No drama. But before the evening could be called a success, an uninvited guest arrived. Her reputation preceded her! She was the town...
Dec 20, 2021
Advent Meditations “Obedience” Sunday in both services, online and in-person, Axel, our German Shepherd, was “live.” I brought him to online worship so that the online folks could meet him and I figured “why not use the same example in...
Dec 1, 2021
A while back I ended up in a huge debate with my therapist. “You were angry,” she said. “No, actually, I wasn’t angry at all. I was just sad.” “No, I’d encourage you to dig a little deeper with those feelings . . . yes, certainly you were sad, but you were also angry....
Nov 30, 2021
If I do just this one more thing, then . . . . And you fill in the blank. Maybe it’s you hope to get the promotion at work. Make a higher grade on a test. Get the attention or win the affection of someone you are in a relationship with. Prove to someone how much you...
