Tag Archives: love

We Are the Sheep of God’s Pasture

Posted on 2016/04/20 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

I don’t really like to think of myself as a sheep because they are somewhat stupid animals and I have prided myself on being a good student during my academic career.  But the truth is that I can also be … Continue reading →

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Why do you wear a cross, if you do?

Posted on 2016/03/30 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

We have passed through Easter and heard the good news:  Christ is risen!  He is risen indeed!   Death has been defeated!  The cross is empty which has gotten me thinking about crosses. My mother collected crosses and had several favorites … Continue reading →

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What Do You Say to an Atheist?

Posted on 2014/06/16 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

I read an article a few years ago that stated that perhaps atheism is the new normal for the future. It has been fashionable to ask atheists, “What god do you not believe in?” because you and I probably do … Continue reading →

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Pentecost Shows God’s Amazing Inclusivity

Posted on 2014/06/11 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

The Pentecost account in Acts chapter two shows how open and inclusive God is. So often, we want to define faith and community in a small way as our church or our denomination – or if we are being very … Continue reading →

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Come Celebrate with Us

Posted on 2014/05/26 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

With thanks to Walt Whitman We celebrate. With cake and ice cream, prayers and songs, poems and dances, With eulogies, stories, and photos, We celebrate our lives, our past, and our future. We celebrate. With hummingbirds sipping from the salvia, … Continue reading →

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Whose Call Do You Answer?

Posted on 2014/05/14 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

Sunday was Mother’s Day.  One of our members brought pink roses for everyone to honor our mothers.  It was also Good Shepherd Sunday (John 10:1-10.)  No one brought sheep but we talked about what it meant for us to listen … Continue reading →

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The Light Gets In

Posted on 2014/05/06 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

After months of knitting, I aimed my finished sweater at the trashcan beneath sink. My Grandmother Sonja’s hand on my arm stopped me. “Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” (Leonard … Continue reading →

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Living Fully

Posted on 2014/04/27 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

Forgiveness and peace (shalom) are a huge part of the Christian life. Jesus calls us to forgive over and over again. Imagine that each of us is given a bag when we enter the world. For each thing that we … Continue reading →

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Making Holey Walls

Posted on 2013/09/20 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

A Very Holey Wall One day, I was looking at my dish drainboard and noticing the scales on it from the South Texas hard water.  I pulled out the vinegar and poured it over the plastic drainboard, dissolving the build … Continue reading →

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Memories: Remembering and Forgetting as Grace

Posted on 2013/08/28 by Sonja Roberts Dalglish

I have been thinking about memories, both how we remember and forget.  It seems there is grace in each, depending on what we remember and forget. I just finished reading a memoir, Safekeeping: Some True Stories from a Life by … Continue reading →

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