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Afraid, no! Ready, yes! This is a time of year when people get ready. The county fair starts next week. School begins soon after. College kids head to other towns or states. Perhaps a new job, a move or other life change looms. We know to get ready. We prepare our clothes, buy new shoes […]
New law “indicts” state of near-death care, doctor says Talk to your loved ones and your doctor about the medical care you want to receive as you approach death. Then, write it down. It’s a tough conversation that will avoid family anguish and a “death that is not with dignity, expensive and not at home,” […]
Find God in “sacred space”! The Irish Jesuits have a wonderful devotional website called “Sacred Space,” where they provide a guide for daily prayer and meditation. Here is the beginning of the thought for the day from a devotional early this week: “I’m not going to deny that there is something awesome and amazing and […]
Life’s a battle: Stuff vs. spirit! “Vanity of vanities” – that’s what King Solomon says about having lots of stuff. All his astonishing building projects and his far-reaching political and economic power ultimately lead him to “despair,” he writes in today’s reading. “Chasing after wind,” he calls it in the book of Ecclesiastes. Jesus meets […]
‘Cuz if it’s sacred, it’s not “luck”! Sometimes what I think is an inconvenient interruption in my day is actually sacred serendipity. “Sacred” because the dictionary defines serendipity as “luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for.” Often, I am certain that what has happened is not […]
But, what will you knock for? Persistent prayer is the theme of today’s Gospel. Jesus tells his followers to knock on God’s door and ask. “It will be given to you,” Jesus promises. “Search, and you will find.” But will they ask for a laundry list of material goodies? That’s not what God is about […]
Ethical, medical, legal issues at seminar for New Law People facing terminal illness have a new choice – the possibility to end their own lives legally and humanely – under California’s End of Life Option Law that went into effect in June. Doctors, lawyers, patients and people of faith are working to understand what could […]
Earthcare Day Camp teaches kids to care for “Sacred Creation” Children at Earthcare Day Camp in Grass Valley this week have a goal: raise $350 to buy a hand-operated water pump. Children in developing countries often must walk long distances to fetch water for their families. They often make that trek instead of going to […]
Do you have time to welcome the divine? We are so busy. Our lives often are chaotic. We hardly have time for the basics, let alone going to church and reading the Bible. But we want God in our lives, right? Today’s stories tell of Abraham welcoming God into his home when the Lord appeared as […]
Violence against one is violence against all. ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton responds to shootings in Baton Rouge, La. and St. Paul, Minn. She urges followers of Jesus to “show up” and “be present” in communities that are in pain. Some of Bishop Eaton’s remarks from Friday’s statement include: “Connect to law enforcement – they […]