*“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want . . . yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.” “Whither shall I go from thy Spirit and wither can I flee thy presence . . . If I take the wings of the morning, and settle at the farthest limits […]
This piece by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, was shared at a Conference I was at today. It gives a perspective to the slow movement of God wisdom, movement and grace in our lives. Patient Trust Above all, trust in the slow work of God.We are quite naturally impatient in everythingto reach the end […]
“One, through the Spirit, has the gift of wise speech, while another, by the power of the same Spirit, can put the deepest knowledge into words.” I Corinthians 12:8 REB Howard Thurman is one of those people who could put profound thoughts into words. I discovered his writing during my seminary years and have often […]
A few years back, I had the opportunity to hear Naomi Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. To grow up in South Africa, under Apartheid in the 1980’s, was to live in a land of suspicion. The law of apartheid divided the country into Black areas and White areas. People who lived in Black areas […]
“You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house—a holy priesthood.” I Peter 2:5 Tree of Life Version There are people who come into our lives, just when we need that person. Caroline was one who came and blessed us. Caroline should never have been part of our congregation. She should […]
Families come in different sizes and mixes. It doesn’t much matter what type of family you came from or what kind of family you currently live in, so much as how you live with others around you. A number of years ago, I came across a piece by Theodore Adams called “Blessed is the Family.” […]
The Hertz 800 emergency number fell out of my purse four weeks late. I needed it back in Crescent City CA where my rental car refused to start. I had an almost new Volkswagen Jetta that should have been the perfect car for my trip. But from the beginning the steering column locked which made […]
Rev. Shirley Duncanson is a United Methodist Pastor. She is a graduate of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, Metro State University in Minnesota and Cleveland High School, in Cleveland MN where she grew up on a small fishing resort. Retired in 2013, she has served churches in Owatonna, Fairfax, Morton, Winona, Homer, Mounds View and most recently Hillcrest United Methodist Church in Bloomington, all in Minnesota. Shirley currently is a volunteer pastor at a nearby church. She is the mother of seven and grandmother of seven. Shirley enjoys photography, theological discussions, political discourse, book studies and reading.
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I’ve shared your election perspective on my Blog with full credit to you Shirley. Well said!
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