Reduction | A Poem by Julie Clark
Simmering on a back burner Evaporating Diminishing To concentrate flavor And thicken the broth or sauce Aging, chronic illness, plus the pandemic Reducing me…
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Winter in Santa Fe, New Mexico – Are You Listening?
Winters in Santa Fe. The reverence, the beauty. Sites like La Fonda or the Inn at Loretto. The snow. Come experience this magical place and see what all the fuss is about.
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People of Note: Journeying with Michael Rodgers
A Learning Experience Michael’s journey to Glendalough and the Tearmann Spirituality Centre began many years before he stepped foot onto its soil. In the…
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Saints of Ireland: Columba Beckons a Deeper Journey
June 9th is the Feast Day of Saint Columba. Columba – or Colmcille as he is known in Ireland – was a 6th-century monk…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Final Public Address, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
50 years ago today Dr. Martin Luther King was shot and killed on a hotel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. I was not taught enough…
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Faith, Hope, and Love, The Journey – A Poem by Julie Clark
Trust is my part
Faith, hope, and love
Not abstract nouns
To feel or believe
But actions
I need to continue
To practice
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A Series of Laments by Julie Clark: #2 – Two Small Coins
I am writing a series of laments. As a white evangelical Christian, I did not learn to lament in my religious or cultural background. This…
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A Series of Laments by Julie Clark: #1 Grieving Violence in Our Land
I am writing a series of laments. As a white evangelical Christian, I did not learn to lament in my religious or cultural background. This…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Timely Challenge to White Moderates, Especially Those in the Church
Over 50 years ago on April 16, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote an open letter from a jail in Birmingham, Alabama where…
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One Seven Four – A Poem by Ed Martinez
I Woke up this morning, my church was on my mind. Wakened with a sense of awe as I looked through my tired eyes….
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New Year’s Prayer – By Ed Martinez
The year began with a prayer inspired by a grandchild’s drawing and Psalm 119. “Arms to the side, widen the road to my heart, walk…
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Advent Reflections – By Ed Martinez
thinking about advent… here i am again. celebration, commemoration, ritualization… is it more than these? advent, a waiting, a looking forward to… the promise…
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