by Lisa Forkner | Mar 2, 2024 | Lent, Writings
I have a confession to make. I am dissatisfied way too often. Surrounded by bounty and abundance, I focus on scarcity, scanning the horizon for what might be more, or better. Failing to acknowledge the good that God has placed so faithfully right there at my feet, I...
by Lisa Forkner | Feb 24, 2024 | Lent, Writings
Lately I’ve had paths on my mind. Straight ones in particular. Before Jesus began his public ministry, John the Baptist came preaching repentance because the kingdom of heaven had come near. Quoting the prophet Isaiah, John cried, “Prepare the way for the...
by Lisa Forkner | Feb 14, 2024 | Lent, Writings
Have you ever heard of “The New England Dark Day”? The sun came up as usual on May 19, 1780, but then the skies over the northeastern seaboard darkened as far north as Portland, Maine and as far south as New Jersey. George Washington apparently wrote about...
by Lisa Forkner | Dec 25, 2023 | Advent, Writings
“Hail, the heav’n-born Prince of Peace! Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! light and life to all he brings, ris’n with healing in his wings. Mild he lays his glory by, born that man no more may die, born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them...
by Lisa Forkner | Dec 24, 2023 | Advent, Writings
“trace noun 1. a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something.” (Oxford Languages Dictionary) On this last Sunday of Advent, today is a perfect day to look backwards for traces. While the excitement of the Christmas...
