Be Like Water
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Read more →I just love this poem. I get a little slide show in my mind and so appreciate the idea that this very simple thing—water—is so darn complicated. —LD
From Your Minister
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I am not happy to be writing this column to honor and celebrate Lorraine Dennis. No, I’m not happy at all, because underneath the honoring and the celebrating is the letting go. I hate goodbyes. Read more →
REsources for Living
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Lynn has very good ideas in general, but particularly when it comes to having fun. Her list of boring things to do seems perfect for a person who is about to retire from a busy, inspiring job, doesn’t it? —LD
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Did You Know?
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…that you can make an online gift in honor of Lorraine’s years of wonderful service to the CLF by clicking here. Read more →
Music Together
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Read more →Here’s one that I wish we had published, since it speaks to me as a singer and in my work for the CLF—so many precious times with CLF members, colleagues and friends. —LD
Everyday Grace
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Grace is one of those words whose meaning has been diffused by so many strands of religious tradition that it is hard to use without confusion. Read more →
Adventures in Grace
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My mother tells how when I was in grade school I wanted to take dance lessons, so she enrolled me in ballet. Although I approached the activity with forceful energy and my typical incorrigible enthusiasm, I lacked grace. Read more →
Divine Grace
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There are many ways to experience the idea of divine “grace.” Read more →
Grace-full Moments
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Sometimes they just happen: grace-full moments; gifts from something beyond myself. Read more →
Amazing Grace
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Almost every Wednesday morning at my Lutheran school, we sang this song. No one taught us what the words meant, but over time I figured out that grace was somehow connected to a mysterious thing called the Holy Spirit, or, as I was first taught, the Holy Ghost. Read more →
