Musings and wonderings and doubts and questions about this thing called life
We sang a new song at church yesterday, called Another In The Fire (by Hillsong UNITED), and it really caught my attention. There was a lyric: “there was another in the fire, standing next to me.” The lyrics are alluding to an old story from the book of Daniel, about three men living in exile …
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The last Sunday of Advent focuses on birthing. There’s the literal sense of Mary birthing Jesus into the world, and the spiritual sense of the Divine entering into Life, joining with all of creation. Richard Rohr talks about Jesus’ birth being the second incarnation, that Christ first entered the world through creation. The Bible says …
“Life goes on, brah / la-la how the life goes on.” The words to that Beatles song have been stuck in my head for days now. I got laid off from my job last week, unexpectedly and shockingly. I had worked for over 9 years at that job. It was, in fact, my first job …
This Joyful, Messy Life 