Today I received an email forwarded to me that included a statement defending public Christian prayer attributed to Andy Rooney. It was actually not written by Rooney but I will not elaborate on that too much because that isn’t my point. The full text of the statement, the actual author and its circulation history can…
There is a funny and thoughtful post here about the beautiful analogy of the relationship between Jesus and the Church and the husband and wife. (actually, the whole blog, written by a really interesting guy, is worth a read!) This is a metaphor present throughout much of scripture about which much ink has been spilled over the…
The story of the three trees is a traditonal folk tale. This book is one of several that are available with this story. Once upon a time, high up on a mountain top, there were three little trees who stood dreaming of what they wanted to become when they grew up. The first little…
There’s a new Lutheran website out there called LivingLutheran. Kind of an on line zine. They were kind enough to give me a link in their growing list of Lutheran blogs here and there are tons of other interesting blogs listed as well. They run the whole gamut of perspectives and purposes, so it’s worth…
O dawn of the east, brightness of light eternal, and sun of justice: come, and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen (homily from the fourth Wednesday of Advent) That prayer is from around the fourth century and it was and is traditionally prayed on December 21st. It is…
Shepherdess Writes 