How are you doing — mind, body, spirit? What are you doing — in play, in work, in rest? One more question: How are you doing what you’re doing? Are you resting only at the point of utter exhaustion? Are you sneaking work into your play (e.g. reading books about leadership & preaching on your… Read More
Friday Festival: Under the Surface
Our bloggers are looking at ordinary encounters from all sides this week, seeing the spiritual layer of things beneath our everyday encounters with people and God. Deb Mechler is reflecting on the power of spiritual direction to shape our view of the world. Recently certified as a spiritual director herself, she notes the ways that… Read More
Friday Festival ~ Journey Edition!
It seems that nearly everyone I know is going on Camino this summer. It’s actually only three people, but the way that my FB has exploded with pictures and reflections, you’d think that I am the only person in the world not in Spain! Then there are the folks in Italy, and Scotland, and… Read More
Friday Festival: It’s the Little Things… and the Big Things
Some of our bloggers are using “little things” as a springboard for their reflections this week, while others are launching directly into “big things” that speak to us all. “Our dogs say something about us… and how we’ve lived our lives–how we’ve attempted to live our faith.” In Just Katherine, Katherine Doyle thinks about the… Read More
Friday Festival: Prayers Upon Prayers
Whole lotta folks are hurting these days. Whole lotta folks are hurting most days. Whole lotta folks are fighting through the hurt, loving through the hurt, telling a new story out of hurt, showing up for one another’s hurt. Folks inside the church. Folks outside the church. You. Me. When we’re at work. When we’re… Read More
Friday Festival: Messy Middles
In the middle of the month of May, our bloggers are also in the middle of things. Physical buildings and new visions and prayers are coming to life. The midst of a construction project is not a fun place to be, as Marguerite Sheehan writes in from there to here and more to go, but… Read More
Friday Festival ~ Springtime!
Here in Northeast Ohio, Spring sprang on Thursday, with flowering trees suddenly in bloom all over the place. It’s beautiful around here, and probably no one wants to stay inside and read. But in case you’re somewhere rainy or cold, we’ve got some blog posts for you. Here’s an interesting one from Jan Edmiston in… Read More
Friday Festival: Prophecy and Pondering
This week, several of our RevGal bloggers have been considering the nature of present-day prophecy and the ways we remain connected to God as the source of our being. Here are a few of their thoughts. Prophets for Our Day We frequently quote the Old testament prophets in our preaching, teaching, and praying. And we… Read More
Friday Festival: Places & Spaces
Once upon a time (as in, two years ago), I intended to write about book about the impact of place & space on faith. I might still write it, but in the meantime, I certainly continue to pay attention to it. Members of the RevGalBlogPals blogging ring are reflecting on places and spaces, too. Perhaps… Read More
Friday Festival: Revealing the Hidden
Our bloggers are writing about things unseen this week. They explore the hidden nature of other people, themselves and their lives. Also, the thinly veiled beauty of chocolate chip pie. Unconscious contracts are on Mags Blackie’s mind, as she ponders the things she does without thinking deeply about them. They include “The knee jerk response… Read More
