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St. Gregory of Nazianzus

Date December 24, 2008

I was just telling my kids this week that the “Gregorys” from history were popes, and none of them were all that great. But I forgot about the desert fathers! And here’s a great Christmas sermon from my namesake from Nazianzus:
Christ is born, glorify Him! Christ from heaven, go out to meet Him! Christ on [...]

St. John Chrysostom

Date December 24, 2008

John became Archbishop of Constantinople, known as the “golden mouthed”…this is what “Chrysostom” means. It will not be difficult to see where this name came from.
What shall I say to you; what shall I tell you? I behold a Mother who has brought forth; I see a Child come to this light by birth. The [...]

Been blogging in my head…

Date March 13, 2008

…and now I’m making time to write it down.
When I read on Saturday that President Bush had vetoed the anti-torture bill passed by Congress, I about blew a gasket. Here’s the thing: we can disagree politically, we can disagree about what’s best to do in a world of terrorism. We can all be followers of [...]

I had plans

Date February 24, 2008

I had plans to blog this weekend. I really did. But I am fighting illness, and my plans have been shelved. Maybe later this week!

Crocus blooming

Date February 17, 2008

We’re having a stunningly beautiful day today. I grabbed the camera and played with the new close-up toys, the extension tubes.

You can see a few more, if interested, at my Flickr stream.

Presidential Politics

Date February 2, 2008

It seems like the campaign for president has been going on forever. Today, I finally made up my mind. I decided I’m ready for a woman president. I’m not even bothered that this means she would follow her husband in that role. She is bright, articulate, and a lawyer in her own right.
But I [...]

Barclay Press #10

Date January 31, 2008

Maybe grace is a little like this…
I turn 40 in a couple of months, and I set a crazy goal of running 40 laps–10 miles–on the big day. So I’ve been training, running 4 times a week. I’ve been running a loop that I thought was 4 miles. Tonight I took my GPS, and I [...]

Barclay Press #9

Date January 31, 2008

Wednesday was one of those days that reminds me why I could write, “I love what I do!” on Monday.
I got to speak in a Political Science class at George Fox University about how I face separation of church and state issues. Clint, Professor Baldwin, invited me…and then took me to coffee afterward, where we [...]

Barclay Press #8

Date January 30, 2008

I just finished reading the biography of Thomas Kelly, written by his son Richard. My friend Steve gave it to me; Kelly’s Testament of Devotion has been a favorite of mine for a long time, and Steve has loved The Eternal Promise. Kelly has an ability to give voice to what’s beyond words, that true [...]

Barclay Press #7

Date January 29, 2008

On Monday, I visited someone in the hospital; only, instead of it being the Newberg Hospital, it was about 45 minutes away. It just so happens that this hospital is in my old neck of the woods, right where I went to high school. So when I finished the visit, I drove up Sunnyside Road [...]