Calling & Clarity

  • I decided to settle in. Next came an Orthodox couple—he in a black frock coat and beaver fur hat, she in a glossy wig, neither of them, amazingly enough, sweating in the bright heat. Then a stooped man in a… Continue reading

  • New Ways to Think About Grief (Time Magazine)

    psychotherapy: The five stages of grief are so deeply embedded in our culture that they’ve become virtually inescapable. Every time we experience loss — whether personal or national — we hear them recited: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. They’re… Continue reading

  • Sometimes, My Parents Amaze Me.

    Seriously. Maybe this is typical of the age I’m at, but sometimes I think about it and am swept away with appreciation for them.  My mom grew up in poverty in a tiny town in Tennessee. When she graduated high… Continue reading

  • reconcilingthehours: John Green “I HATE PENNIES!!!! (Also Nickels.)” (Source: https://www.youtube.com/) Continue reading

  • So maybe salvation isn’t something we “get” and then consider the option of joining God in his grand mission. Salvation is what we experience and spread in the process of joining God in his grand mission. Of course this is… Continue reading

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  • Science is describing the process of creation while theology is suggesting the meaning of creation. Sallie McFague Continue reading

  • Sorry for the reblog dump, but I just discovered this great blog! strangersintransit: 02.03.2011 — montréal, québec — by matness.165 south. glasses are the new pink. Continue reading

  • strangersintransit: 01.21.2011 — montréal, québec — by matness. 165: corner côte-des-neiges & lacombe stretch to see the bus. but never each other. Continue reading

  • strangersintransit: 01.29.2011 — toronto, ontario — by konstruktivist heartbreaker Continue reading