Tabernacle People
One Sunday morning a few years ago, pastoral resident Britt Carlson challenged us to be “tabernacle people” rather than “temple people” – to carry God with us into the world and not just keep God housed in the church. Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”
Little Free Graces
I’ve been intrigued by Little Free Libraries: pole-mounted boxes that look like dollhouses holding books that are free for the taking, reading and returning. They’re springing up all over the world, and the current estimate is more than 50,000 in 70 countries. Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”
Elephants in the Room
Did you hear the news? After 146 years, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is folding its tent in May. It’s sad news for circus lovers, but the writing was on the wall last year when the circus retired its elephants. The elephants were the greatest attraction for “the Greatest Show on Earth,” and without them, already-falling ticket sales fell even further. Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”
