When There is Loss

When There is Loss

Praising God in the Midst of Loss. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart.  The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” Job 1:21 Friday was not a good […]

It’s a Start

It’s a Start

Growing Where Planted. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud Link. “I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted….”  Amos 9:15, New International Version I had the raspberry starts, and a newly-built raised bed that was only partially filled because, among other things, that’s all the […]

With All the Saints

With All the Saints

Going Home. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud Link. “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’”  Psalm 122:1 Coming back to Saint Louis Seminary for the first time since my graduation in 1982, I experienced many emotions.  Memories of hard […]