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Category Archives: Spirituality
Epiphany 2 B: “I and We” and the Assault on the Capitol
The Second Reading for this Sunday is 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Those who stormed our nation’s Capitol on Epiphany, January 6, shouted many slogans: “This is our house!” “Stop the steal!” “Hang Mike Pence!” But they all can be boiled down … Continue reading
Psalm 16: “The Lord is Everything to Me”
Psalm 16 is the prayer that Christians have said in the wake of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is also a perfect prayer for pandemic times. This prayer is a meditation taking us deeper and deeper into the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Prayer, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Spirituality
Tagged Easter, James Luther Mays, Jon D. Levenson, life, pandemic, Prayer, resurrection
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Nicodemus and Us
This is my second “blog in a time of pandemic.” And it fits also in my ongoing series of reflections on the Sunday readings. (I rely greatly in these comments on the scholarship of the late Raymond E. Brown, and I love his idea … Continue reading
Try Being Less Spiritual and More Decent
“What then should we do?” That was the cry of the crowds who were touched by John the Baptist’s message in the region of the Jordan, that God’s ax was laid at the root of the trees, and those that … Continue reading
Springtime Sprouts
Life has been happening fast at and around Heatherhope these days. Back in the hay field the alfalfa and grass that Chauncey II and III (or is it III and IV?) planted a couple of weeks ago are just minutely … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Gordon Watt, hospitality, kline creek farm, Sheep, Sheepdogs
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Wounded Wise
This week’s “Dear Abby” column in our local paper started out with a letter from a 25-year-old woman lamenting the absence of a healthy role model in her life. Her father had abandoned the family years earlier, and her mother couldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Spirituality
Tagged advice, counsel, elder, Fremont, Grace Lutheran Church, Ohio, sorrow, suffering, Suffering Servant, wise, wounded
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Fences With Gates
The center of our philosophy and our theology here at Heatherhope is our belief that God gathers and Satan scatters. If you have an allergy to God- and Satan-talk, then at least consider this basic notion that we all share … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep, Social Political Issues, Spirituality
Tagged education, Godon Alport, immunization, philosophy, prejudice, vaccination
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Say “No” To Fear
Remember those, “No Fear,” decals that young, tough men used to put on their pick-ups? Let’s bring them back and retool them to read, “No to fear.” Talking with friends lately it is obvious that there is a great sadness … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Social Political Issues, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged America, dog training, Dogs, Donald Trump, emotions, Faith, fear, Trump
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The Animals Teach Us Advent Expectation
‘Tis the season for expectation. Pregnant waiting. Yearning flavored with confidence. Confidence born of experience. Advent has always been a favorite time for me. Of course, as a child, it all led up to that moment when we drove home … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Church, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Prayer, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Spirituality
Tagged advent, Border Collies, expectation, Sheep, Smeagol, waiting, watching
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Connie’s Poem “Little Lamb” On WNIJ Radio
Life on Heatherhope Farm provides inspiration. Connie entered a poetry contest sponsored by our local NPR station, WNIJ. Of over 100 entries, she was selected as one of 6 to be read on air. You can see her and both … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep, Spirituality
Tagged contest, lamb, poetry, radio, William Blake, WNIJ
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