waiting

The season of tending and waiting can be tedious.

If God is present in the planting and the harvest, then God is present in the time when nothing seems to be happening.

In Luci Shaw’s new collection of poems, ordinary objects trespass their boundaries.

The mare pulled the meniscus in her knee. This left my nurse with a tough choice.

An insight I gleaned from Ernest Hemingway rings true for the mainline church today.

For many of us, Advent is the most meaningful season of the church year. It’s not passive waiting; it’s living into the promised future.

Those of us in violence-plagued neighborhoods look forward to winter's reprieve. Our teenagers understand Advent waiting all too well.

Patience is not one of our stronger characteristics. A flight delay or traffic jam can become an emotional and physical crisis.

Patience is not one of my virtues, as those closest to me know. I want answers now, clarity now, unresolved issues settled now, anxiety lifted now.