Matthew 4.3: The tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’ All of us have received a “dare” to do something we know is wrong. I’m more aware of these temptations during lent. I grew up in the era of giving up chocolateContinue reading “Temptation”
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Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
Seeing the pictures of the Ukrainian refugees on the Polish border is heartbreaking. The families with just a suitcase totally reliant on strangers for food and shelter. It’s cold in Poland. Some people just wanted a chair to sit and rest. They don’t know where they are going or how they are going to getContinue reading “Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,”
Maker of Heaven and Earth
There is something special about the night sky even when you can’t see the stars. It seems immense, unknowable, and deep. People ask me why I believe in God. How can you know there is a God? They ask me. They want me to give them proof. I read Aquinas in seminary and studied hisContinue reading “Maker of Heaven and Earth”
Do you believe in God, the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is the pilot light of our spiritual lives. It’s the fire that burns inside of us prompting us to pray, to seek out God, to figure out how to be. We feed the Holy Spirit when we attend church, when we answer the call to pray, and when we take action toContinue reading “Do you believe in God, the Holy Spirit?”
Do you believe in God, the Father?
This is the first question of the Baptismal Covenant. It seems like a simple question but I want to give a more complicated answer. I believe in a creative energy that I call Love with a capital L. This Love is what created the universe and keeps calling us to love one another and ourselves.Continue reading “Do you believe in God, the Father?”
Ash Wednesday
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Psalm 51 is used in the Ash Wednesday liturgy. The story goes that King David wrote it after he got another man’s wife pregnant. He saw her and took her against her will. When she discovered she wasContinue reading “Ash Wednesday”
Flock
We all want to be part of a flock since we all want that sense of belonging. My grandson’s flock is Star Wars. He’s obsessed with Star War’s legos and he told Santa he wanted the Death Star Lego. His parents were horrified since it costs more than $1300! He loves meeting and playing withContinue reading “Flock”
Buying Yarn for a Friend
I love getting yarn as a gift. It seems to hold a special energy, a yet to be discerned potential that is almost limitless. What will it be? It’s up to me, the knitter to determine. Although yarn can be made into many things, I have discovered that some yarn is better suited to someContinue reading “Buying Yarn for a Friend”
Sacred Stitches
By Mark Brummitt, Phd. “So great a cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1). There’s a lot more to knitting than meets the eye, you know. Picture this: June 1990. Manchester, England, England. I’d be 23, I guess. Wait. 23, I know. I’ve just finished my first year in seminary in London and I’ve been sent onContinue reading “Sacred Stitches”
Mindless Repetition – the good and the bad
I always like to have something simple on the needles. I call it my TV knitting. It’s usually a sweater body or sleeves where all I have to do is knit every stitch. It’s mindless repetition. Mindless repetition can get boring even with TV providing entertainment. My thoughts take over and start needlingContinue reading “Mindless Repetition – the good and the bad”
Contemplative Knitting 