Cucumbers

The year I planted cucumbers I had visions of sturdy vines and helping my grandchildren play “hide and seek” for cucumbers.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJune 28, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Plant Selection

In my planning for what to grow in our yard here in Texas, I have finally started to crack the code on what to consider.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJune 27, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Wanna Be

I am a “wanna be” gardener. I say that knowing that I have not turned my black thumb into a green thumb yet, but I am headed in a better direction.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalDenise CraneJune 20, 2023Lessons from the Garden, Theme XLVIII, gardenComment

Making a Connection

Some things seems impossible. Like getting a golden retriever’s hair out of the carpet of a mini van or explaining why.

The Flow of Love

What is the connection between grace, love, pilgrimage, and a tire sitting at the top of a slide?

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 23, 2023Theme XLVII, Potential Grace, Pilgrimage, Grace, God is loveComment

Prevenient Love

Pilgrimage begins with preparation.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 16, 2023Theme XLVII, Potential Grace, PilgrimageComment

What Doth Flow

I cry unto heaven, let thy will be done…and heaven answers, “Indeed.”

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 9, 2023Theme XLVII, Potential Grace, Gun ViolenceComment

The Potential of Grace

The playground on the south side of the church where my children’s violin teacher rents a studio features a corkscrew slide and brightly painted used tires arranged on one end as an obstacle course.

The Mix Feeding Kitchen

Spotlight, Wisdom for the WayMissional Wisdom FoundationApril 25, 2023The Mix Feeding Kitchen, service, missional living, Missional Inclusion, Missional StorytellingComment

Christ is Risen

As I write this, I am surrounded by miracles. Within and without.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalJim HunterApril 11, 2023The Samaritan's Friend, Lent, Lent Incarnate, Incarnational StudyComment

Good Friday

I stepped out of the psych ward and into the hall after visiting—we’ll call her Suzy. She was a preteen; a basketball playing, honest yet sneaky, beautiful, hilarious little girl.

We're Not Ducks at All

Our days on Iona were coming to a close. I had climbed Dun I. I had walked a good bit and had viewed the North Atlantic from every side of the isle. I had broken bread with pilgrims.

Jim HunterMarch 28, 2023Lent, Lent Incarnate, Jim Hunter, The Samaritan's Friend, Incarnational Study, Theme XLVIComment

When You Can Say Never

The names in the following haven’t been changed to protect the innocent. No one in the following is innocent.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalJim HunterMarch 21, 2023The Samaritan's Friend, Lent, Lent Incarnate, Incarnational Study, PilgrimageComment

Life of Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer, The Jesus Prayer, breath prayer, prompted prayer, extemporaneous prayer, be still and know…

Jim HunterMarch 14, 2023Lent, Lent Incarnate, The Samaritan's Friend, Incar, Theme XLVIComment

The Look

What would your theology be in one, simple sentence?

Have Mercy

In Luke, chapter 18, Jesus tells a story about two men praying in the synagogue. One is reminding himself, and God, that he is living the good life.

Jim HunterFebruary 28, 2023Theme XLVI, Lent Incarnate, The Samaritan's Friend, Pilgrimage, Incarnational StudyComment

Want to Come

The first chapter of The Samaritan’s Friend is my retelling of the marriage at Cana; the wedding recounted in John, chapter two, where the water gets turned into wine.

Missional Wisdom FoundationFebruary 21, 2023Theme XLVI, Lent Incarnate, The Samaritan's Friend, Pilgrimage, Incarnational StudyComment

Abundantly With

Her snaggle teeth flashed in her grin as she rushed to the entrance of the school-turned-arts-center. She had her very own violin in it’s very own case.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleFebruary 7, 2023Liturgy for the Mundane, One By One, Spiritual Practice, Theme XLVComment

Ardent Participation

The risers jounced and rebounded under the pounding of a thousand jumping feet. The stadium air reached body temperature as the exhaled shouts formed a miasma of heat and sound.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJanuary 24, 2023Liturgy for the Mundane, One By One, Spiritual Practice, Theme XLVComment

With One-by-one

Take a look around you. Just in your very immediate surroundings (three-foot radius with you at the center), how many things are there to keep you from being bored?

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJanuary 17, 2023Liturgy for the Mundane, One By One, Spiritual Practice, Theme XLVComment