Podcast Episodes

Appreciate What You Have

A knock on the exam room door in my doctor’s clinic announced his arrival. His polite greeting followed as he began my annual physical that day. I t…

2 years, 5 months ago

When I am Weak

Very early on in my spiritual development I came across the words of Paul: “For when I am weak, then

I am strong.” I have rehearsed those words count…

2 years, 5 months ago

Always the Spiritual First

In our first reading, Jesus forgave the paralytic’s sins before he healed him. But that’s not why his friends lowered him through the roof. Why did …

2 years, 5 months ago

Renewed Daily

There it is, smack-dab in front of me — my baptismal certificate. A few years ago, my husband gathered our family’s baptismal certificates, had them…

2 years, 5 months ago

Straight Away

Many of the Gospel readings selected for the lectionary series for this church year come from the Book of Mark. Mark seems to be a man of urgency. H…

2 years, 5 months ago

God's Foolishness

“How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it one.”

- Abraham Lincoln.

Today many “tails” ar…

2 years, 5 months ago

The Holy Spirit Lives

Just when I think that I don’t have the energy to make breakfast, a friend calls to ask me to do a favor. When I feel useless, a neighbor asks for m…

2 years, 5 months ago

Praying For Our Pastors

As a retired pastor, I want to pray for the pastors in my area, as Paul told Timothy, “I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.” I use…

2 years, 5 months ago

Why Study?

For students, it is “spring fever” time. Why did you study? Was your mind enriched because of parental expectations, examples of close friends, a sp…

2 years, 5 months ago

Working in, Working Out

It’s not pretty. Caring for what St. Paul describes as my aging “temple of the Holy Spirit” is messy. Working out is sweaty, exhausting, and boring.…

2 years, 6 months ago