Good morning... As a member of the chaplain team at The Lovett School, my husband Steve takes his turn writing a devotional for the community. Up in the middle of the night now, I re-read the thoughts he shared yesterday. Please join me as we ponder this wisdom together. ****** As Moses came down from the mountain with [...]
Good morning... Olga from Ukraine continues to interact with our written word community through our friend Pam. After receiving our blog post Day Of Prayer For Ukraine, Olga sent an immediate response: "People all over the world are united. It's really impressive and supports us!" "I'm overwhelmed to know the Ukrainians are hearing the worldwide message of harmony," [...]
Good afternoon... Never before have I felt compelled to share a second blog post on the same day. With email responses piling up from this morning's message, Praying for Olga, I offer us an intimate update from Ukraine. Throughout the day, I have heard from many of you who yearn to join our hearts in prayer on behalf [...]
Our Friday group gathered to discuss our next chapter in Paula D'Arcy's book Sacred Threshold: Crossing the Inner Barrier to Deeper Love. To begin our time together, we shared various prayer concerns. One woman has a dear friend, Olga, who lives in Ukraine with her two daughters. Olga had sent a telegram earlier in the day: "According to [...]
Good morning... On Sunday morning, we were given time to read to ourselves the Unison Prayer of Confession. Slowly. Silently. Sitting still, we each read reverently. Once we had deepened down into the words privately, we read the follow prayer aloud together. Slowly. Silently. Sitting still. Might you join me now as we are touched by this wide-eyed [...]
Good morning... Our post from last week What Is Mine To Do? has invited some very dynamic dialogue. Yesterday I shared one reader's response. Today I share with you another subscriber's perspective. ****** Dear Sue, Thank you for your thoughts today, and for your service in your community. I was anxious to read your post as soon as [...]
Good morning... One post from last week may have slipped off your radar, but What Is Mine To Do? has privately filled my week with some dynamic dialogue. Our blog was about the "depressed, exhausted, upset" experience one friend felt after her first time as a homework helper with inner city children, some who cannot read or write [...]
Good morning... One week ago I rested like a fly on the wall in the foyer of KIPP Woodson Park Academy, waiting for the staff from PAWkids to arrive. As I sat quietly in a light filled corner, I texted myself snippets of conversations I overheard. "He's on the run," a teacher told a grandmother who had been [...]
Good morning... It is as if we have endured two long years of winter, holed up inside this worldwide pandemic. Signs of spring are starting to show. Buds of new life are bursting free. As many of you know, for years we have hosted at Northside Church our annual Women’s Lenten Communion Service the Tuesday night before Ash [...]
Good morning... Up in the middle of the night, I explore various accounts of the skiing accident that took the life of 27-year-old Rad Spencer who grew up in our Atlanta community. Along with our oldest son and his Lovett friends, Rad and his buddies from Westminster went through confirmation, Sunday school, and youth group together. Celebrating his [...]
