I’m grateful for bees who pollinate our plants and food. ~ nature’s free bounty flowers, bees, beauty, and food the tiny treasures ~ Mushrooms recycle nutrients to the soil and trees, a…| writing to freedom
Pope Francis may have authorized non-liturgical blessings for same-sex couples, but not everyone in the Catholic hierarchy is going along.| Baptist News Global
Image: Wise Women Also Came © Jan Richardson Happy New Year and Merry Epiphany! In celebration, these three wise women are stopping by with a gift for you. You might know that some folks celebrate Epiphany (January 6) as Women’s Christmas. Originating in Ireland, where it is known as Nollaig na mBan, Women’s Christmas began […]| The Painted Prayerbook
ILLUMINATED 2023 December 3 – December 27 New for this Advent! Beloved friends, I am so happy to share that registration for this year’s online Advent retreat is open! I can hardly begin to tell you all the ways this retreat holds my heart, and how much I am looking forward to it in this […]| The Painted Prayerbook
Image: Wise Women Also Came © Jan Richardson Happy New Year and Merry Epiphany, almost! In celebration, these three wise women are stopping by with a gift for you. You might know that some folks celebrate Epiphany (January 6) as Women’s Christmas. Originating in Ireland, where it is known as Nollaig na mBan, Women’s Christmas […]| The Painted Prayerbook
ILLUMINATED 2022 An Online Journey into the Heart of Christmas November 27 – December 27 Beloved friends, I am thrilled to share that registration for this year’s online Advent retreat is open! I can hardly begin to tell you all the ways this retreat holds my heart, and how much I am looking forward to […]| The Painted Prayerbook
Image: Wise Women Also Came © Jan Richardson Happy New Year and Merry Epiphany, almost! In celebration, these three wise women are stopping by with a gift for you. You might know that some folks celebrate Epiphany (January 6) as Women’s Christmas. Originating in Ireland, where it is known as Nollaig na mBan, Women’s Christmas […]| The Painted Prayerbook
ILLUMINATED 2021 An Online Journey into the Heart of Christmas November 28 – December 27 Beloved friends, I am thrilled to share the news that registration for this year’s online Advent retreat is now open! I can hardly begin to tell you all the ways this retreat holds my heart, and how much I am […]| The Painted Prayerbook
Image: Wise Women Also Came © Jan Richardson Happy New Year and Merry Epiphany, almost! In celebration, these three wise women are stopping by with a gift for you. You might know that some folks celebrate Epiphany (January 6) as Women’s Christmas. Originating in Ireland, where it is known as Nollaig na mBan, Women’s Christmas […]| The Painted Prayerbook
ILLUMINATED 2020 An Online Journey into the Heart of Christmas November 29 – December 26 Beloved friends, it has been hard to wrap my head around what the season of Advent might look like this year. But I do know this: I will be offering a new online Advent retreat, and I would love to […]| The Painted Prayerbook
How do you know God loves you? Stated so baldly, I’m sure you know the answer: Because He has declared it to be so. He sent His only Son to suffer and die for the sins of the world — yours included — and declares that you are forgiven on account of Christ’s sake and that you are His child. In practice, however, this question can become more difficult to parse. Consider two men: One has a successful job and nice house, a wife and four upstanding children. He donates regularly to church...| The Lutheran Witness
A thousand steps through the park, and then some more… Kids and kites and spirits that soar. Lifelong friends showed up on the dance floor. Then danced with the neighbors… …celebrating colors galor…| Faith + Gratitude = Peace + Hope
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.| A life in books
Good morning prayer messages that you can use to express your feelings. Send a good morning prayer message to your loved one to start a day! Start your day| FunZumo
S erving as a bit of an “opposite” to my Magical Mishaps & Calamitous Curses table, the following entries are geared more toward those “...| blog.d4caltrops.com