Most Recent Deaconed Blog Posts

• Even those people over there …
  The other day I was discussing this week’s readings with a few people and someone said that he though that Jesus must have been in a bad mood that day. In my house “them’s fighting words”. If you want to start and argument just begin by suggesting that someone is in a “ bad mood” ...
• Can we, actually, forgive like that?
  Raise your hand if you have never asked that question? How many times are we supposed to forgive someone? And if we cannot remember asking that ourselves, how many times have we been asked that question by others? There is no need to paint the entire scenario, but it usually ends with a tear-stained face, ...
• Our perspective
  Let me start by saying that my mother turns 96 this coming November. This has significance for two reasons, first, she clearly had me very, very late in her life (not really) and second, if she keeps going the way that she is going she will outlive me by a lot. If you were to ...
• As quite as a whisper
  There is this story about a Catholic priest and Jewish rabbi, from a small Colorado town, that became very close friends. Every Sunday afternoon, after the priests last service, the two would get together and go fishing at their favorite little fishing hole. This went on for years until one day a protestant minister came ...
• What’s a Barbie World?
  Before we go on any further I feel that I have to admit something to you. We may or may not know enough well enough but I feel that I have to get this off my chest. Last night, I went and saw the movie Barbie. I know that this is a lot for me ...