Celtic Christian PilgrimApr 8, 20204 minAn Unusual EasterThere is nothing “normal” or “typical” about Holy Week and Easter this year. COVID-19 has messed with our “usual” ways of experiencing...
Celtic Christian PilgrimMar 25, 20205 minPerfect PrayersDo you ever wonder how to pray? I sure do. That’s especially true when I am confused or worried, when the situation is too complex to...
Celtic Christian PilgrimFeb 12, 20203 minValentine's Day RedWhy is red the color of choice for the commercial and cultural celebration of St. Valentine’s Day? Some suggest that, since red enhances...
Celtic Christian PilgrimJul 27, 20196 minIn Our Churches: Making the Main Thing the Main Thing#mainthing #Christcrucified #Jesus #churchminitry #coventrycathedral #shipsofheaven Saint Michael’s Parish Church of Coventry, located in...
Celtic Christian PilgrimFeb 12, 20197 minSimple Theology #Whatdoyoubelieve #TrustingGod #Holy Simple Theology My heart is not proud, LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with...
Celtic Christian PilgrimDec 12, 20188 minThe Hope of Christmas Bells -- A Carol for Our Time#Christmas#Christmascarols#hope#hatred#Longfellow# Like millions of others, I watched and listened to portions of the funeral service for...
Celtic Christian PilgrimOct 19, 20188 minSimplicity Is Not Downsizing#downsizing #simplicity #spiritualformation #onething Like so many before me, one thing that retirement did was force me (and my wife,...
Celtic Christian PilgrimOct 4, 20184 minLove in Questions#questions #love #askinggoodquestions I just finished a book by Alice Fryling called Seeking God Together (IVP. © 2009) about the kinds...
Celtic Christian PilgrimSep 29, 20181 minContemplative Photography - The Beauty of Imperfection Christine Valters Paintner in her book Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice talks about the beauty of the...
Celtic Christian PilgrimSep 26, 20183 minConfession of a Guilty Pray-er#prayer, #attentive to God, In the long run, prayer is not about formulas, lists and methods. It’s about being with God and God being...
Celtic Christian PilgrimSep 4, 20189 minA Time When Jesus Goes from Preaching to MeddlingJesus said to them, “You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.” And He continued, “You have a fine...
Celtic Christian PilgrimAug 26, 20184 minWho am I? Who are you? I heard a good word this morning. It first came in a message shared by a pastor-friend who posed the question “Who am I?” at the...
Celtic Christian PilgrimAug 8, 20182 minLove ... Pray ... Forgive ...God’s will for our lives and how we live toward others ... even those we find hard to deal with? It’s clear. Not simple but clear. Love...
Celtic Christian PilgrimJul 15, 20181 minWe Can't Control the Wind -- As Much as We Try!I read something recently that was so very freeing. Exploding mythes we tell ourselves of the "way they ought to be" rather than the way...