by morgen | Dec 16, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
Christmas, as we celebrate it today on December 25th, began sometime in the 4th century. And it wasn’t a day. It was celebrated over 12 days – yep, that’s where the song comes from. It culminated in a day called Epiphany, which marked the revelation of Christ to the...
by morgen | Oct 11, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
We’re thinking about caring for people who are walking through pain and suffering, acknowledging that it may be awkward, and that sometimes helping hurts. In Part 1, we talked about the healing power of presence, that there is an almost mystical power in...
by morgen | Sep 19, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
Listening is Caring Our family recently received a tough diagnosis. Our kids’ grandmother, my wife’s mom, my mother-in-law (who finally asked me a few years ago “Why don’t you call me Mom?”), one of the kindest, most conscientious, loyal, good-natured,...
by morgen | Aug 16, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
It Takes Navigating Pain Wisely to Become A Non-Anxious Presence You may remember the story of The Velveteen Rabbit. It’s a children’s book with a very grown-up theme – that we become real through suffering. I think of that story as we turn to the question that...
by morgen | Aug 13, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
This is Part 3 of a series. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 at these links. God’s Remedy for Releasing Anger Remember that in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is moving us beyond the letter of the law, beyond religious duties. As he says elsewhere, “Go and learn what...
