Posts about Christian living

God's Extravagant Gift

Posted on September 10, 2016

A rainbow at the end of the day at Porto de Galinhas beach, Brazil. Two of my children were swimming and just stopped and looked up in wonder.

Years ago I remember reading Malcolm Muggeridge's book on Mother Theresa, who was just this week cannonized as a saint. He was one of the first people to put Mother Theresa's work in the eye of the public with his documentary about her on BBC. Without soliciting funds, he was astonished when people began to flood his office with money for Mother Theresa's work. He was later surprised when she wrote to him and told him how she had spent the money...she had purchased two beautiful candle holders for the altar in the chapel.

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Incarnational Living: Living With Less Media

Posted on February 14, 2016

Just the other day I had to wait for two of my children to complete a music exam. The hallways of the conservatory were lined with parents and siblings waiting. I was struck by the unsettling picture of all the siblings of all ages looking at phones or devices. Not one child was reading a book or looking around. When my children pulled their books out to read as they waited, I felt like we were characters from another era who were dropped down into the future.

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