Spending so much time with that book was a much bigger thing than you might think. Even though I was young, that book helped me to figure out who I was. I don't think you ever really "find" yourself. You more of find things things that are not yourself. And the little bird never says "You can be my mother, because you're right here. Because you're convenient. Because people will like me. because it will make my life easier." Nope. That little bird found HIS mother. His REAL mother. And I always looked at myself kind of like that. I wanted to be the real thing.
How am I essential?
"We know [beauty] has causede untold pain in the lives of women. But even there something is speaking. Why so much heartache over beauty? We don't ache over being fabulous hockey players. Woman ache over the issue of beauty-they ache to be beautiful, to believe they are beautiful, and they worry over keeping it ifContinue reading "How am I essential?"
Rev. Gregory and Me
Love each other. What benefit do you receive from belittling Methodist discipline or from mocking Catholic Lent practices? How does it glorify God for you to call each other "crazy" or to call ANYONE "crazy" for that matter? I don't think it does. I think that if you are intolerant of other people, blind to Christian similarities, or just rude to each other- then it doesn't matter to me how much you know about John Wesley or how long you've been in the Knights of Columbus or how much scripture you can quote off the top of your head. If you can't live out the simplest truth presented to us- Love God. Love each other- then you have bigger problems than your denomination.
Brady Bunch had it right
When I was litte, my favorite show was The Brady Bunch. I loved the theme song, I loved the symmetry of having three boys and three girls in a family. ALL of it just made me happy. One episode that I remember particularly well is “Confessions, Confessions” (from Season 2). It starts with Greg sayingContinue reading "Brady Bunch had it right"
Live out loud!
When we picked the theme for this event. I was really excited. If we’re talking about LIVING OUT LOUD...I mean, it sure sounds like fun. I love to live. And I love to be loud. You’d think this would be easy for me, but it’s not. I’ve been thinking a lot. I’ve been trying reallyContinue reading "Live out loud!"
Bobby Bragan Essay: Dr Seuss
It is true of many people, that age is inversely related to imagination. The more “mature” a person gets, the less they dream of things unseen. We tend to leave our creavity in the same place we leave our coloring books and bedtime stories, behind us. I don’t know many people that have maintained theirContinue reading "Bobby Bragan Essay: Dr Seuss"
Pledge of Allegience
It was written in August 1892 by Francis Bellamy who was a Baptist minister in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. His cousin was Edward Bellamy, author of American Utopia novels such as Looking Backward and Equality. Both of these men worked to tell people about their ideas. They thought that the middle class couldContinue reading "Pledge of Allegience"
Noticing windows
The way I thought about it was…that God’s love for us is like these windows. But the lights are like every other factor in our lives. The lights come and go, they flicker on and off. Throughout your whole life they’re always different. It turns out; you will never be able to predict what they’re going to do. As soon as you think you’ve got them figured out, they trick you by not coming on when you flip the switch one morning. But those windows…they NEVER turn off! Sure, there are days when the other things in your life distract you from them. When the lights are on, you don’t always notice the windows as much. You might even notice them at all if you have a lot on your mind. But just because you think about them less, doesn’t mean that the windows exist any less than they do when they have your full attention.
Risktaking: Not Just For Missions
"Risk-Taking refers to the service we offer that stretches us out of our comfort zone and has us engaging people and offering ourselves to ministries that we would never have done if not for our desire to follow Christ. Risk-taking steps into great uncertainty, a higher possibility of discomfort, resistance, or sacrifice. It pushes usContinue reading "Risktaking: Not Just For Missions"
Rev. Marianne Brown-Trigg 