Daily Dose (July 11 – 14)
Tuesday -- GK Chesterton tells the story of a teenage boy granted a wish by a genie: to be huge or to be tiny.We are all swayed by the appeal of being big, strong and powerful.So, the boy chose huge.…
Tuesday -- GK Chesterton tells the story of a teenage boy granted a wish by a genie: to be huge or to be tiny.We are all swayed by the appeal of being big, strong and powerful.So, the boy chose huge.…
Tuesday -- An eleven-year-old girl lived with her grandmother. Labeled "different," adjustment to school was not easy. Her mother was not a reliable presence. As if life is not tough enough, her father had been recently killed. She knew him…
Tuesday -- This week, the invitation to dance, to keep our hope alive.A synagogue needed help. They were in dire straights, and morale was low. They called a famous Rabbi to help them sort it out, to offer them insights…
Tuesday -- There is a parable about three stonecutters working on a cathedral, set in the Middle Ages. Each is asked what he is doing.The first responds angrily, "Idiot! Use your eyes! They bring me a rock, I cut it…
Tuesday -- This Sabbath Moment is dedicated to the child within us: because like it or not, our childhood stays with us forever, regardless of our age.Mr. Rogers used to remind us everybody was a child once. I can tell…
Tuesday -- As a boy, stories from the Bible were a staple in my education. Remember the Old Testament story about Moses, on a mountain in a desolate place, on the edge of gloom? A bush begins to burn. And…
Tuesday -- This week, we will listen to Mr. Rogers’ invitation, “It's not so much what we have in this life that matters. It's what we do with what we have. The alphabet is fine, but it's what we do…
Tuesday -- One of my favorite stories to tell at workshops is about a Special Olympics summer event held in Seattle.Nine contestants each with disabilities ready for the 100-yard dash. One could say that it’s not so much a dash…
Tuesday -- Everyone knows what it means to be afraid, or at risk, or at wits end, or discombobulated, or even fragmented. Times when your spirit is depleted, and you wonder where hope went. I do know this: more than…
Tuesday -- There is a part of every one of us that feels broken. Sometimes, literally.Other times... when we feel stuck or without passion, when we betray our own heart, or when our dreams are derailed by ridicule, or when…