Cooking Up A Story: Monastery Mustard [video]
My latest favorite Cooking Up A Story video features the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel, Oregon. They adhere to a monastic form of Christian community, balancing their days between prayer, community life, ministry to others and the fine art of making…Monastery Mustard!
Henri Nouwen and the Three Monks of Tolstoy
The Afterward in ‘The Only Necessary Thing,’ various writings from Henri Nouwen, contains this little story about “The Three Monks of Tolstoy”: Three Russian monks lived in a faraway island…
Did Jesus Lead A Balanced Life?
I spent a lot of time reading through the gospels specifically asking myself the question How did Jesus spend his time on earth? It was an enlightening study as I started to realize that Jesus really did have a very balanced life…
Semper Reformanda
I suspect that as long as the church remains in the world there will be reform movements calling her to greater faithfulness. I’d have to agree with the Protestant Reformers who believed that that was a good thing. Not perfect. But good. Semper Reformanda. Always Reforming.
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