Friday, November 16, 2018

finding jesus in a wheelchair...

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When I travel north to L'Arche Ottawa, I have an extended time of solitude in the car. The visuals are lovely - rock cliffs, rushing riv...
Thursday, November 15, 2018

an encounter with joy...

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Nearly every month I have the privilege of being present with my friends in the community of L'Arche Ottawa. Throughout the month I hold...
Saturday, November 10, 2018

gratitude for l'arche ottawa: preparing to be away

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There is a blog post simmering on the back burner about the arc of the ministry God has guided me into for over 40+ years. but it is going t...
Friday, November 9, 2018

praying and living beyond my antisemitism: psalm 69

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Many of us who grew up in the American Christianity of the 50s and 60s learned that the portrayal of God in the Old Testament - the Hebrew B...
Sunday, November 4, 2018

gratitude for the saints who have loved me...

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Today many congregations will observe All Saints Day. As one who grew up in a highly intellectual low Reformed congregation, I didn't kn...
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

praying with my eyes...

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A year ago in November, I received a gift of this small candle at the close of our community retreat at L'Arche Ottawa. It has become th...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

more thoughts on a year of beholding...

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When Di and I found it essential to embark on this journey into retirement - and a new way of being in ministry - we went to the Eastern Tow...
Monday, October 29, 2018

arrested development, the rabbis of pittsburgh and talkin' about a revolution of values in solidarity

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I have been thinking about the opening cut from the 1992 Spike Lee film, "Malcolm X" - by Arrested Development - called "Revo...