Exodus 34:6 Niv

We hiked today to the Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples in Malta, through picturesque garigue, covered with fragrant thyme, wild fennel, and stunted rosemary. It reminded me of Provence, and the landscape of Marcel Pagnol’s marvellous films, La Gloire de Mon Pere et Le Chateau de Ma Mere. […]…

If you have not read my previous posts on this topic, I recommend that you read them before you read Part 2. The first post is “Books Pastors Should Read,” click here. The second post is “Ten Books……

We hiked today to the Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples in Malta, through picturesque garigue, covered with fragrant thyme, wild fennel, and stunted rosemary. It reminded me of Provence, and the landscape of Marcel Pagnol’s marvellous films, La Gloire de Mon Pere et Le Chateau de Ma Mere. A wild rabbit, a pot full of rosemary, thyme, wild…

The Blue Mosque, Istanbul As a curious anthropologist, a photographer, and a discreet and respectful observer, I love visiting mosques, temples, synagogues, and churches, and often use the quietness and sacred space to pray. (And, as a schoolgirl, have not been above accepting the delicious sweets offered by the priests in Hindu temples and […]…

The Blue Mosque, Istanbul As a curious anthropologist, a photographer, and a discreet and respectful observer, I love visiting mosques, temples, synagogues, and churches, and often use the quietness and sacred space to pray. (And, as a schoolgirl, have not been above accepting the delicious sweets offered by the priests in Hindu temples and…

Open Exodus 4:14. What do you do with texts like this? Exodus 4:14 (NIV) Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses … The wrath of God gets people running one way or the other: God’s anger is a cor……

Learning the hard way isn’t fun. Learning from hard places might just keep us nearer to God and away from future pain, too.…

There is always one answer to the question of what Jesus would do: He would act in grace and truth.…

God feels anger, because God is love. It was the perfect site for a wedding: a quaint old church, perhaps the oldest in our state. Two nights before, the couple arrived for a practice. The chapel was open but unattended, so they went in and began arranging things. They didn’t...…

For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will co……