Gaining a heart of wisdom
Since I became a grandmother, I've become curious about the lives of my own grandmothers. One I was able to observe up-close-and-personal because we barged into her life when I was a toddler and lived in her house for my entire childhood. I know that she loved to read Harlequin Romances, that she was blind… Continue reading The Wise and Generous Ways of the Grandmothering Life
Francis Collins, a well-known public scientist and, more importantly, a Christian, insists that the path to wisdom lies along the broken road of our mistakes. On a recent podcast interview, he shared this illustrative parable: A young student, intent on gaining wisdom, asks everyone he can find, "What is the source of wisdom?"His elders reply,… Continue reading Get Wisdom as You Learn from Your Mistakes
Today, you and I are writing the story we'll be remembered for long after our life is over. As a parent to four adults, my mothering story has been written, and the lessons learned are being folded into the story of my grandmothering days. What story do I want to be able to tell?What stories… Continue reading What Story Do You Want to Leave Behind?
Doubt has a stubborn power over the human heart, and while it's an uncomfortable place to sit, it's a normal part of the human condition. Far better to bring it to the surface than to try to push it down. Like a beach ball in a swimming pool, it will surface anyway. There's a false… Continue reading Dealing with Doubt within a Life of Faith
When the Council of Nicaea met in 325, they decreed that Easter, the resurrection of Jesus, is to be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon that falls on or after the first day of spring. With the stroke of a pen, Easter and spring would forever hold hands. Since I live in… Continue reading When You Celebrate Easter, You Celebrate Resurrection
These days, the Morin family is all abuzz with talk of names. That's because there are two little boys scheduled to make an appearance in 2025 (Two new grandboys!), and their parents have chosen strong and beautiful names for them. Parents of newborns typically have to run the gauntlet of naming questions:"Is that a family… Continue reading Who Is Jesus? (The Most Important Question)
Maybe you're old enough to remember an old song from the 1960s with the strong suggestion that "What the World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love." While I can't argue with the premise, I would humbly suggest that wisdom is a more immediate need. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfHAs9cdTqg Wisdom presiding over love sounds like an equation with a… Continue reading What the World Needs Now is Authentic Intelligence (AI)
Hope is one of those words that might show up on a couch pillow or a coffee mug. We've domesticated the word. The church has tamed it until it's become a floating, sentimental abstraction. The truth is that hope is our lifeline. Paul commends the believers in Thessalonica for their "steadfastness of hope in our… Continue reading Hope: The Sure And Steady Anchor Of My Soul
Slightly hard of hearing in his Sunday suit and tie, the smiling usher boomed a greeting into the cold and cavernous narthex. “You forgot to set your clocks ahead, right?” Immediately, the disjointed pieces of that chaotic Sunday morning fell into place. The full parking lot, the prevailing hush — yes, we were an hour late… Continue reading It’s Spring-Forward Sunday! Will You Be Late For Church?
Fleming Rutledge wisely labeled the days we're living in as "the time between the times." We're a little bit like our Exodus ancestors, set free from slavery in Egypt, but not yet living in the Promised Land—having already received the benefits of a great salvation, but awaiting full redemption from sin's effects and consequences on… Continue reading Living as Family in the Time Between the Times
Living Our Days 