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blogging the 10 commandments: #4
I took a brief Sabbath from blogging about some reflections on the 10 commandments and have returned just in time to continue with number 4. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you...
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from here to Epiphany
I took a break from blogging for about a month. I didn’t intend to do that – the busyness of the season forced my hand. I had wanted to write about each week of Advent. Instead, I sensed God saying to...
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God, Haiti, Pat Robertston and us
By now everyone has heard of Pat Robertson’s unfortunate remarks regarding the earthquake in Haiti. He has often claimed to know the purpose that is intended (of course it’s judgment) by the occurrence...
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Ash Wednesday, 2010
It’s hard for us who have come up in a very cognitive faith to embrace the idea of a God who loves celebration. We like to qualify it: Yes, God does like celebration but only after all the serious...
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Fiddler on the Roof and the Church Emerging
Well here’s an unusual way to segue into preparation for Pentecost. We went to see the musical Fiddler on the Roof a few nights ago. I have seen the movie multiple times and the stage musical once...
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God moments: Jesus in hell
I forget how much I need God moments to survive. They are those too rare glimpses of incarnation that help to sharpen the Kingdom into focus before my eyes blur again and I start to believe that...
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Are you willing to see?
We went to see the documentary Reconciliation: Mandela’s Miracle the other night at the Denver Film Festival. This film looks at the story behind Invictus, the major motion picture that recounts the...
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Advent reflection #1: The Ache for Acceptance (guest blogger)
This year we at Urban Skye are presenting a Liturgy of Peace in Denver at Pomegranate Place every Thursday evening during the month of December. Advent is a waiting time during which we may focus on...
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Advent reflection #2: The Ache for Meaning (guest blogger)
This year we at Urban Skye are presenting a Liturgy of Peace in Denver at Pomegranate Place every Thursday evening during the month of December. Advent is a waiting time during which we may focus on...
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Advent Reflection: The Ache for Justice (week 3)
The Ache for Justice and the Compassion of God Pomegranate Place – December 16, 2010 by Ellen Haroutunian Each week, we’ve begun with the lighting of the advent wreath. The first week we lit the...
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Synchroblog January 2011: Stories of Epiphany
[This post is part of a group synchroblog. This month the bloggers will share stories of epiphany. I will add links to the other synchrobloggers below as they come in. Check them out!] This is the...
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[February Synchroblog] Christianity and Creativity: Why It Matters
Years ago, I attended a church that avoided beauty. They met in a little white steepled building with a wood paneled arched ceiling within it that I just loved. However, the rest of the furnishings in...
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[May Synchroblog] Life Unfurling
(This month’s Synchroblog explores the topic of growing spiritually by learning to let go of things that may have hindered us on our journeys, even good things. I will add other bloggers’ links as they...
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Seeing With the Heart: The St. John’s Bible tour, pt.2
This is part two of my St. John’s Bible post. If you’d like to read about its history and to see some of the other illuminations, the first post is here. There are 160 illuminations and there were 17...
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[May 2012 Synchroblog] A Laughing God
So this month’s Synchroblog is an invitation to lighten up. Our faith blogs tend to become so very serious as we discuss theology and life and church and wounds and wonder. But even with all of our...
View ArticleDear Straight Christians, Can we talk?
Dear Straight Christians, We are all reeling from the fact that fifty precious children of God were gunned down in the wee hours of last Sunday morning. Fifty families are grieving the loss of their...
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