Enjoy some bread this week, acknowledging God’s provision for each of us. Do you have a favorite bakery or coffee shop? Find some time to visit and be thankful while you enjoy a yeasty treat. Do you enjoy baking bread of your own when you have the time? Bake some, and enjoy the beautiful scentContinue reading “Joy: Lent Week 4 – Our Daily Bread”
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Comfort: Lent Week 3 – Set the world right
“Set the world right;Do what’s best- as above, so below.” Matthew 6:10 (The Message) “So many bad things have been done in the name of God. How do we know we are doing the right thing?” a friend asked during a Bible study. This is such a good question and one that many of us haveContinue reading “Comfort: Lent Week 3 – Set the world right”
Joy: Lent Week 2 – Holiness of God
For your practice this week find some time to enjoy the Lord’s Prayer set to music. There are many versions. Music, of course, helps us to remember, and a beautiful or catchy tune often springs up unbidden again later in the day. Find a musical version of the Lord’s Prayer that you love and play,Continue reading “Joy: Lent Week 2 – Holiness of God”
And the book winner is . . .
The winner of the book Prone to Wander by Joanna Harader is Amy Kreider! Congratulations, Amy! Thank you to everyone who participated and to everyone who has shared about Some Comfort and Joy with someone! If you didn’t win, that’s OK, you can still order a copy of Prone to Wander from Herald Press (Continue reading “And the book winner is . . .”
Comfort: Lent Week 1 – Our Father
“Our Father in heaven…” -Matthew 6:9 I love hearing all the names children call their parents and grandparents. There are so many and they are generally endearing. When my son Joel was little he sometimes called me Mama, which warmed my heart. Now that my children are in college and middle school, I’m usually justContinue reading “Comfort: Lent Week 1 – Our Father”
Giveaway Time!
Sherah-Leigh and I are so grateful to have each of you as part of the Some Comfort and Joy community! In honor of the start of Lent, we would love to send one of you a copy of Prone to Wander: A Lenten Journey with Women in the Wilderness by Joanna Harader featuring artwork byContinue reading “Giveaway Time!”
Invitation to Lent
My children are mostly past the stage of birthday parties with themed invitations. But I remember receiving many colorful invites in school folders and via email when they were younger. These varied birthday invitations were exuberant calls to spend a couple hours, usually on a Saturday, helping a very loved little one celebrate another year. Continue reading “Invitation to Lent”
Counterbalance: The Comfort of Transcending Self
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.” –Phillipians 2:3 I can still see myself standing at the island in the church kitchen saying, “And what are you contributing to retreat?” or something equally awful. I was in my 20’s and working full time at anContinue reading “Counterbalance: The Comfort of Transcending Self”
Counterbalance: The Comfort of Embodiment
God formed Man and Woman* out of dirt from the ground and blew into their* nostrils the breath of life. The Man and Woman* came alive—living souls! -Genesis 2:7 (The Message) *my own addition Between the snowy winter weather that drives us indoors (if you live in some parts of North America) and our allContinue reading “Counterbalance: The Comfort of Embodiment”
Counterbalance: The Joy of Shared Sacredness
“The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering…” -Luke 3:15 Last fall, several women from my church invited me to a women’s retreat. Four of us shared a hotel room to cut down on cost. Being all in the nearly 50 something category we shared peri-menopause stories and laughed (and sometimes got a littleContinue reading “Counterbalance: The Joy of Shared Sacredness”
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