I love “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” by Julia Ward Howe. It has a mysterious perfection: the rhythm, the evocative words, the allusions, the beautiful language create a loveliness greater than the sum of its parts. Mine eyes have seen the … [Continue reading]
In which God forgives us, we forgive ourselves, and we are freed from paralysis
I am re-reading Mark. John’s my favourite gospel guy, followed by Luke, but the immediacy of Mark, our immediate immersion in a fast-moving scenario of accelerating success grabs me every time. Jesus issues his great call to repent and believe the … [Continue reading]
In which I am surprised by Christopher Columbus
“Christopher Columbus,” Jo March of Little Women cried whenever she was astonished.Well, he’s surprised me. * * *I first pondered Columbus in 1992, five hundred years after he sailed the ocean blue. … [Continue reading]
Three Brilliant Insights on Happiness from Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project
Well, I am only on month three of Gretchen Rubin’s extensively researched The Happiness Project, and love many of her insights.Here are three which I particularly enjoyed:1) W. B. Yeats writes, “Happiness is neither virtue, nor pleasure, nor this … [Continue reading]
In Which I am a Single Issue Voter
I was brought up Catholic, but made a real commitment to Christ when I was 17. Since then, as a Christian woman, I have been a citizen of three countries—of India, of the US (a citizenship I retain) and of the United Kingdom—we were sworn in last … [Continue reading]
“The Anointing,” Imitation and The Ridiculous
I am really enjoying reading R. T. Kendall’s brilliant book, The Anointing.He points out that Christian preachers attempt to imitate famous ones. But, he says, “when I try to imitate someone else, I never capture their real genius, but their … [Continue reading]
Mike Rizzo of IHOP (International House of Prayer), Kansas, guest-posts on Smuggling Eden into Marriages
Mike Rizzo introduces Longing for Eden Over the last thirty plus years of pastoral ministry, I can’t remember a single instance of a husband and wife being in severe conflict (talking divorce) while at the same time being spiritually vibrant. The … [Continue reading]
In which Christ says, “Come, dance,” and this time, I hear The Lord of the Dance
This may make some of you laugh, but all through my thirties, on New Year's Day, and many, many times throughout the year, I used to pray, “Lord, by the end of the year, let me be twice as close to you as I am now.”Oh gosh, was it my Catholic … [Continue reading]
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