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Divine Reading for the First Sunday of Advent: An old practice for the new year

December 1, 2022

This Advent our little nondenominational Bible church is taking time on Sunday mornings to sit quietly in the presence of the Word, patterning our time after a medieval practice that blends reading, contemplation, and prayer, called Lectio Divina.

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Shelved with: Word in Prayer|| Word in Worship|| Reading the Word
Tagged With: Lectio Divina, Church Year, Advent, Holidays
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Revising the Story of the First Thanksgiving

November 26, 2015

how can we receive the gifts history offers and use them to practice moral reflection, rather than judgement? Here’s the story we read as part of our celebration of an American Thanksgiving with church family and strangers from other shores.

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Shelved with: History|| Community & Time
Tagged With: Thanksgiving, Holidays, History
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Purity & Love

February 14, 2014

“If only you saw what I can see, you’d understand why I need your modesty.”

So… virtue = being careful to stay out of the way of the sinfulness of young men. “That’s what makes you beautiful.” Got it.

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Shelved with: Parenting|| Word in the World|| Reading the Word|| Hearts & Minds
Tagged With: Valentine's Day, Virtue, Sex, Psychology, Parenting, Marriage, Holidays, Gender
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The First Thanksgiving: Eight Lessons for Learning from History

November 14, 2013

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series The First Thanksgiving

Putting together a coherent story from evidence is hard work. No wonder we reach for story first and evidence after, unless the discipline of History can teach us better habits!

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Shelved with: History|| Community & Time
Tagged With: Pilgrims, Thanksgiving, Holidays, History, Evidence
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A Thanksgiving Book Club

November 10, 2013

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series The First Thanksgiving

An invitation to read with me through The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God & Learning from History .

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Shelved with: History|| Community & Time
Tagged With: Holidays, Wheaton College, Pilgrims, Thanksgiving, History
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St. Patrick by Hamish Burgess

The Breastplate of St. Patrick

March 17, 2013

I bind unto myself the power /
Of the great love of the cherubim; /
The sweet ‘well done’ in judgment hour, /
The service of the seraphim, /
Confessors’ faith, Apostles’ word, /
The Patriarchs’ prayers, the Prophets’ scrolls, /
All good deeds done unto the Lord, /
And purity of virgin souls.

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Shelved with: Word in Season|| Literature|| Word in Worship|| Visions & Ventures|| Reading the Word|| Visual Arts
Tagged With: celtic, prayer, St. Patrick, arts, Holidays
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Epiphanies, Not Resolutions

January 13, 2013

These are the questions of the New Year, and of the Seasons of Winter & Epiphany, as the days grow long & longer: Are you still seeking? What is your guide? What gifts do you bring?

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Shelved with: Word in Season|| Reading the Word|| Mind & Society|| Hearts & Minds
Tagged With: Church Year, Epiphany, Seasons, New Year's Day, Holidays
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Creation Groans

January 1, 2013

Turning & turning – and do we now see /
Mere anarchy at last upon the world?

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Shelved with: Word in Season|| Literature|| Visions & Ventures|| Reading the Word|| Community & Time
Tagged With: Poetry, New Year's Day, Holidays
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2012 Veterans Day Poster

Veterans Never Stop Serving

November 11, 2012

Even after our veterans take off the uniform, they never stop serving. Many apply the skills and experience they developed on the battlefield to a life of service here at home. They take on roles in their communities as doctors and police officers, engineers and entrepreneurs, mothers and fathers.

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Shelved with: Community & Time|| Civic Life
Tagged With: Democracy, Veteran's Day, Soldiers, Sacrifice, Holidays
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This Bloomsday, Ulysses is Free – Yes!

June 16, 2012

Got your Guinness? Then here’s Marcella Riordan as Molly Bloom (from the highly recommended Naxos audiobook), in a final affirmation of love & life.

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Shelved with: Literature|| Visions & Ventures|| The Reading Life
Tagged With: Reading Aloud, Holidays
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World Read Aloud Day: March 7, 2012 — Register Now!

February 20, 2012

On March 7, 2012, LitWorld will sponsor the third annual World Read Aloud Day, and they are hoping to reach at least a million people to help support a global literacy movement. How can you participate?

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Shelved with: The Reading Life|| Literacy|| Literacy|| Hearts & Minds
Tagged With: WRAD, Reading Aloud, Literacy, Holidays
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Seven Books of Fools & Sacred Folly

April 1, 2011

What makes a fool’s day happy? And what — if anything — makes us wise?

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Shelved with: Word in the World|| Reading the Word|| The Reading Life
Tagged With: Shakespeare, Liturgy, Holidays, History, film, Civility, Bible, April Fool
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