A group of women over 40 taking a chance
We’re taking a chance. The Perennial Gen has been quiet lately because we’re merging with the Wonder Years Gathering to become The Sage Forum. Our new tagline reflects the merge: “Growing in wisdom together through the Wonder Years.” The mission of The Sage Forum...
Propose: an idea, plan, marriage offer
“What you propose to do is good.” Propose: to put forward an idea In Deuteronomy 1:9-14, Moses knew he would not enter the Promised Land. So, he prepared the people, telling them of God’s guidelines, and exhorted them to choose wise leaders. 9 At...
Three recent moments of self-knowledge
Self-knowledge moments can happen anytime. Here are three of my recent moments. Self-knowledge about losing socks “I found the missing sock on the laundry room floor,” Keith says. I cock my head. “You know, the mate to the one I put on my bureau when we folded...
In God We Trust on Independence Day
Did you know that “In God We Trust” wasn’t adopted by Congress officially until 1956? It replaced E pluribus unum, which had been the motto of the United States since the Great Seal was designed in 1776, the year of the United States’ independence from...
Beautiful people don’t just happen
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with...
Guess what I have to say to you today?
The congregation probably has a pretty good guess about what I’m going to say, I thought. I was walking to the lectern to deliver the Mission Minute at the end of worship service yesterday. Silently, I prayed to the Spirit then spoke. ### After my two sisters and I...