by jakeowensby | Dec 9, 2022 | James 5:7-10, Patience
In the early 80’s I was still a grad student and teaching my very first intro philosophy course. Some class sessions went pretty well. Others not so much. On one particular morning my lecture had plunged the students into a terminally bored stupor. I spent the rest of...
by jakeowensby | Jul 23, 2021 | grace
“I don’t experience God at all.” A church-going friend shared this with me recently. Life has been tossing her more than her fair share of struggles and disappointments. She talked to me about her tenuous health, her dwindling finances, her crumbling career, and her...
by jakeowensby | Nov 10, 2017 | Matthew 25:1-3, Proper 27 A
Eighty percent of life is showing up. Some give Woody Allen credit for the quip. A Google search will give you a few variants. The word order changes. You’ll find “success” substituted for “life.” One of my pastoral care mentors taught me her...
