Lifestyles

By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Much to our dismay, hardly a day passes in which we don’t see reports in the media of corruption in politics, in churches, and in others of influence and/or authority. This is just one of the dangerous temptations of power and fame: the capacity to use power and access to community goods for one’s own selfish advantage. And, of course, where opportunity lay, opportunists will then flock. Such is the magnet of statehouses and those in executive authority—from crooked cops to crooked presidents … from shady school board members to unscrupulous national legislators. Thus, Read More

Clergy from left, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Rector, Trinity on the Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Rev. Deb Beloved Church
White Rock Presbyterian Church

These days, when I read something, I’m often in a hurry. I’m either reading to get the dang thing read—reading a chapter ahead for a class I’m facilitating, for example—or I’m reading for information, skimming to get the gist.

Less frequently do I read things slowly—things like poetry, for example, or sacred texts, Read More