When I graduated college, I thought to myself, “I made it through without having to work in a restaurant.” Now, I’d worked at Starbucks and several retail positions, but I’d escaped the restaurant route. Well, life has a funny way of working out. As some of you may know, I will be beginning Beeson Divinity … More Grace on a Plate: RG in a Restaurant
This week I finally completed refinishing my dining table and six chairs. I bought them at the beginning of May, and well, it took a month to do because my life is crazy and because refinishing furniture is a lot of work. There were many instances when I was working on my dining set where I thought … More RG Refinishes
This past week I’ve read a very helpful beginner’s guide to the Anglican liturgy, The Liturgy Explained, by Thomas Howard. As an introvert, the time where you greet one another in church is kind of a nightmare to me. Having to say hello to strangers (and many times feeling that this time is insincere) can … More On Saying the Peace in Liturgy
We are never more alive to life than when it hurts–never more aware of both our own powerlessness to save ourselves and of at least the possibility of a power beyond ourselves to save us and heal us if we can only open ourselves to it. We are never more aware of our need for each … More The Stewardship of Pain
