I heard the most interesting quote today. I think I may like it, but I am not sure. The quote offered was this: “average is at the top of bad and at the bottom of good therefore we must strive for excellence.” I live in Lake Wobegon where, as you know, everyone is above average […]
Right now I am in the process of retiring from something that I have done for 24 years and, in addition, preparing to move into something totally new. Ambiguity is the name of the game as things wind down in some parts of life before the new parts are ready to take wing. It is […]
To welcome the stranger and to offer hospitality in the name of Christ is something that is very important to me. I am discovering though that I am finding that I struggle with this concept. If I truly believe in welcoming all as Christ, then that should mean all, regardless of what they say or […]
The Hebrew/Christian Scriptures give some incredible insight as to how to treat the stranger in our midst. God is a welcoming God and as God teaches and guides God’s people, God does so with a loving and welcoming attitude toward the stranger. God reminds us that we know the heart of an alien because we […]
Practicing hospitality is to welcome the stranger..to respect all persons…..to joyfully and lovingly provide a place where people feel safe. We live in such a hostile world. Today all 60 public schools in Minneapolis were locked down because of a web posting that threatened a shooting at one of the schools. This just doesn’t feel […]