May 6, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
Several times, when Deanne and I lived in Scotland, we were invited to “Bide a wee.” Stay a little longer – have a wee dram before returning to the city. It was an expression of warm friendship and hospitality. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: beloved, Bide a wee, communion, community, friends, friendship, John 15: 7-17, prayer, trustFebruary 18, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
Another Lenten journey has begun. Over the years I’ve heard some people say that the word “journey” has become something of a cliché, but I confess to personally loving the word, conveying as it does a sense of movement that can be at times meandering and at other times purposeful. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: baptism, beloved, identity, journey, Lent, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 7, transformation, transformedDecember 10, 2017 Peg Weissbrod
There was once a young preacher who was given this advice: If, in the middle of your sermon, you forget your train of thought, just step back, pound the podium, and repeat the title of the sermon – and that will get you back on track! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: acting, action, advent, beloved, Christmas, comfort, community, dis-ease, discomfort, ease, fear, hope, Isaiah 40:1-11, love, Mark 1:1-8, Right in Your Lap, tension, waitingFebruary 12, 2017 Peg Weissbrod
When I was in training to be a yoga teacher, one of my favorite instructors, a medical doctor from Australia, used to tell us the story of “the wall of milk.” On his first visit to the U.S. he went to a grocery store here in Cleveland Heights to buy some milk for his hostess. He was completely unprepared for the vast numbers of refrigerators that lined the wall. They were full of regular milk, 1% milk, 2% milk, skim milk, lactose free milk. And don’t forget all the non-dairy milks –almond milk, hemp milk, rice milk, coconut milk and soy milk, all coming in a variety of flavors. He found it so overwhelming that he staggered out of the store with no milk in hand. There were just too many choices. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: beloved, Choose Life, Deuteronomy 30, relationships, suffering, wildernessMarch 6, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
January 3, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
Happy New Year! This afternoon I shall turn on the television, watch the Steelers beat the Browns, and remove the ornaments from the tree, then the lights, and take the tree (which was one of the better ones we have ever had) to the tree lawn, where it will sit until Wednesday when it gets picked up for trash. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: beloved, beloved children of God, choice, Christmas, Ephesians 1, incarnation, January, John 1, New Year, star, tension, WH AudenJanuary 24, 2010 Peg Weissbrod
Probably 20 years ago, I was asked to serve as a judge on the Winchester Star leadership award panel. High school students in the area were in competition for Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: annoint, beloved, called, Deacon, Elder, empower, faith, follow, gifts, inspire, joy, leader, leadership, love, obedience, ordination
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