Category: education
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Sometimes They Say Things That Hurt and M.E.
Today Madelleine L’Engle (M.E.) writes about being new and yet staying the same. She loves Bach and finds a newness in his music even when she thinks she knows it already. There is something to be said for this concept in relationships too. When we think we know someone we…
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Laundry and The Cross with M.E.
For full disclosure, I should start with telling you I love doing laundry. No wait, that should read more like this: I LOVE doing laundry… as long as it has to be hung on a line. For me there is something very peace-creating about the silent work of taking a…
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Imperfection and M.E…. sharing the TMI at church
I have attended many churches in my life. The moving has created an opportunity to see and experience more fully how people do and see ‘religion’ differently. One aspect never changes though. Perfection. Or rather, expectation of perfection. Whether you attend a service that is dressed to the nines or…
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M.E. and Remembering what I Forgot and The Impossible
Today (day 2) M.E. writes, “One of the great sorrows which came to human beings when Adam and Eve left the Garden was the loss of memory, memory of all that God’s children are meant to be.” In the following questions we are asked to ponder the impossible we have…
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Madeleine L’Engle and Pastoral & Family Care
I am engaging a 40 day journey with my favorite author of all time, Madeleine L’Engle. You may know her from her “Wrinkle In Time” books. As I journey through this study, I thought I might share some thoughts that pop up. You will find me referring to her as…
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it feels like the first time- all over again- starting a new degree
You would think that once you have been to a couple of colleges, they all would start to have a large degree of commonality. Not so. I am floundering around again to learn new terms for a new college and, in the mindset of BK, doing it “their way.” Let…
Mistress of Divinity 