A mover, a shaker, a lover of nature.A builder of bridges, you, the peacemaker.A you who views others as sisters and brothersand lives by three words: love one another.– from … Continue reading Advent 2023: Peace
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Advent 2022: Peace
Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves. -Thich Nhat Hanh One of Jesus’s many … Continue reading Advent 2022: Peace
Let’s Talk About Feelings: Peaceful Faith
Peace can have a range of effects on faith, and it’s my belief that a truly robust faith has room for this feeling. For an earlier post about peace, click … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Feelings: Peaceful Faith
Let’s Talk About Feelings: Fear and Peace (Part 2 of 2)
This will easily be the most mellow post in this whole series. Fear’s Equal/Opposite: PeaceFear tells us to speed up.Peace tells us to slow down.Fear keeps us on edge.Peace helps … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Feelings: Fear and Peace (Part 2 of 2)
Peace
Eternal life is not some great surprise that comes unannounced at the end of our existence in time; it is, rather, the full revelation of what we have been and … Continue reading Peace
Of This World (Advent part 2)
Last week, we looked at the time period in which Jesus was born. The Roman Empire sprawled across the Mediterranean and governed much of the known world under an uneasy … Continue reading Of This World (Advent part 2)
The World Is Getting Better / The World Is Getting Worse
A few years ago, I witnessed a conversation between two people at a restaurant: one convinced the world was getting better, the other convinced it was getting worse, and both of … Continue reading The World Is Getting Better / The World Is Getting Worse
All Around You
Sometimes, when you work in a hospital, you get comfortable. You learn your coworkers’ names and get to know them on a personal level. You form friendships. When you catch breaks in the … Continue reading All Around You
Peace
Looking around the world sometimes, peace seems scarce. When we turn on the news or log onto any social media platform, we’re greeted with the numbing aggression of an outrage-fueled … Continue reading Peace
An MLK Day Reflection
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. It’s not so much the content that I’ve been thinking about lately. It’s the title. … Continue reading An MLK Day Reflection