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Palm Sunday.  The beginning of Holy Week - the week that saw a fickle crowd shout, "Hosanna!" on Day 1, and five days later, "Crucify!" At St. Andrew's...

I love labyrinths. They come in all shapes and sizes, both ancient and modern, and have a rich global history. Walking the labyrinth is a helpful spiritual practice...

The week begins and we see the end of Lent. This week is the centre of our faith story, the middle of everything. Yesterday, we sang hosannas loud and...

Recently I sat with a friend who was dying.  It was an awesome experience and one I will never forget. Strangely enough I had sat with my husband exactly...

The recent warm spell has coaxed local forsythia bushes into blooming, even though it is only March. I have always loved their bright, cheery arrival while the grass...

I’m having a tricky time stepping into this week’s readings. (I've posted them at the bottom this week so you can find them there.) I'm finding that I...

The old adage, “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans,” came true for me this morning. For several years I have been leading a Bible...

You may have gathered that I am still thinking about change.  Spring seems like a good time to ponder that and this year, maybe more than others, the...

This week’s readings from the Gospel of Matthew 25. Approach to Jerusalem – Matthew 20:17-34 26. The Kingdom Claimed – Matthew 21: 1-22 27. 'What right have you? - Matthew 21:23-22:14 28....

I’ve lost my stress list…you know that one that tells you how many points you get for each degree of stress. But I knew I was well over the...

As we prepare to move out of our old house, we are faced with the huge task of removing the front yard vegetable beds. There are nine wooden...

This is about the time of year that I get totally sick and tired of winter - even the relatively nice winter we've had this year.  I'm eagerly...

How are you? We have passed the half-way point in Matthew now. How has the reading been for you? Are you finding what you expected? And any surprises?...

The sun shining in the window helped illuminate my sewing as the machine labored along finishing the seam on the quilt I was making. Outside, yesterday’s snowfall had been...

Coming home from church last week my daughter said, "Mom, do you know those purple flowers outside the window in your office? They're blooming!" I thought that it was...

“The twelve have been called both ‘disciples, mathetes, ‘learners’, and ‘apostles’, apostoloi, ‘sent-out ones’… Learning is done on the way; action and learning belong together.” Leith Fisher, But...

The view out the living room window is the reason we bought the house.  There is a winding road edged by large poplars and fir trees that leads...

I first began to blog in 2008.  I've always enjoyed writing, especially short, inspirational pieces and thought blogging would be a good way to use that skill set...

Monday morning and baking bread. I just got the loaves out of the pans and the house smells like home. But it was a bit of a wrestle. I...