The more I read Tom Oord’s work, the more I appreciate his perspective, specifically as it relates to his understanding of God, love and evil. Death and evil are siblings who share more than the same heritage. Often, we cannot talk about the one without considering the other; we can’t be touched by one […]
I can’t remember anything but her underwear. I can’t remember the day or even which convalescent facility we were in. I can’t remember what my mom was telling me or what I was wearing. What I can remember is her underwear. They were big, literally granny panties. Soft cotton. Conservative white and new baby pink. […]
Today’s guest post is from Lisa Colón DeLay, who describers herself as “CREATIVE, NINJITSU INTERVIEW PRACTITIONER, IMPROMPTU HUMORIST, DISPENSER OF FREE SAVVY, SPIRITUAL FORMATION PROVOCATEUR.” You can stalk her on Facebook, follower her on Twitter and visit her blog. But, be forewarned, if you attempt any form of stalkery, her Ninja skills will find you […]
Today’s guest post is from bereaved parent Joy Bennett. ***** I’ve always pictured time as a line, with me an unchanging dot moving from moment to moment from birth on one end to death at the other. I have an almost visceral reaction to thinking of time, and myself within it, like this. In this model, I […]
It seems there’s two poles in the livings reaction to death: the one pole is where people almost think death is unreal … that when we die we simply “go to a better place” where all is not only okay, but it’s better. And then there’s another pole. It’s the pole of darkness. Where death is […]