Midweek Musing for 11/30/22 - Prime the Pump
Much of the difficulty in being a Christian is the amount of faith required to trust in what is impossible to fully prove – at least on the earthly side of eternity. For example, in the Apostle’s Creed that we typically recite in worship we say things like: We believe in God the creator of heaven and earth We believe in the immaculate conception We believe in Jesus’s resurrection and ascension We believe that the kingdom of God is real and that folks are already living in com
Cornucopia of Thanks Musing for 11-16-22
The late Presbyterian poet Ann Weems is one of my favorite writers. If the Presbyterian Church had poet laureates, she surely would have been one. Her words are both profound and powerful and they still speak to our world today. Even though she passed away in 2016 her words continue to both challenge and encourage me. I often turn to her work for inspiration and comfort and as part of my own spiritual devotional work. A while back I came across her poem, “Gifts from God” in i