Monthly Archives: March 2011

Does My Life Reflect that God is Real?

Posted on 2011/03/30 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

I have been thinking about the Christian Atheist book and just what it means to act as though God is real. How do I act when I believe that God is real?  I hold this knowledge of God’s presence in … Continue reading →

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Christian Atheist?

Posted on 2011/03/28 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

There is a new term I have learn in the past few weeks, ‘Christian Atheist.’  It has been coined by an author in a book by the same name: the Christian Atheist by Craig Groeschel You might wonder as I … Continue reading →

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Gratitude for life

Posted on 2011/03/25 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

I realize that the title of my post on giving up perfection for Lent was unintentionally ambiguous.  It implied that I was perfect and yet, out of some desire to claim my humanity, that I was giving up the perfection … Continue reading →

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Thinking About Sitting Silently

Posted on 2011/03/23 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

Silence can be a Lenten discipline, a way to calm our troubled minds.  Just as the body can be trained, so can the mind. Contemplative Prayer is sitting with God in silence.  There is no need for words.  We can … Continue reading →

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Giving Up Perfection for Lent

Posted on 2011/03/21 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

Have you ever been worried about not being good enough, not being perfect?  It may be a universal concern. When I was in seminary, I took a course called Entry into Ministry.  In that course, our instructor, Michael Jinkins (now … Continue reading →

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Prayers for Nuclear Power Workers

Posted on 2011/03/18 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

I am reminded of the incredible courage and love that people can exhibit when considering the actions of the workers at the nuclear power plant in Japan.  What nation knows more readily the damage that radiation can wreak after they … Continue reading →

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Pruning, Anyone?

Posted on 2011/03/16 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

We did a little pruning this weekend.  It’s getting a bit late for it, but hopefully we were in the nick of time.  A good friend who can see better how to prune things was very helpful.  We put her … Continue reading →

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Earthquakes and God

Posted on 2011/03/12 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

Friday, I woke to the news that an earthquake measuring 8.9-9.0 on the Richter scale had hit Japan.  Because the quake was under the sea, the sea floor was lifted by the quake, displacing the ocean water and causing a … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Lent!

Posted on 2011/03/10 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

Some of us entered the front door of Lent last night, getting the mark of ashes on our heads or hands, in the form of a cross.  Because the church had not saved the palms from the year before, I … Continue reading →

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Ash Wednesday – Spring Cleaning

Posted on 2011/03/09 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

Spring cleaning is what Ash Wednesday is all about. If we are to love the Lord our God with all our hearts and minds and soul and strength – how best are we to do that? Each of these four … Continue reading →

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