New Life

New Life

rose hip frozen in time encased in ice like so many unrealized dreams waits patiently for spring’s thaw knowing new life is not far off   AFWade  1/2016 This post was originally featured on Godspace, at that time the blog for Mustard Seed Associates where...
Shalom

Shalom

Shalom in the light and in the darkness Shalom in fair skies and stormy Shalom when love flows freely And when hate fills the air Together walking toward the One Who is the source of shalom In whom shalom will one day fill the earth AFWade...
Prophetic Witness as an Act of Revolutionary Love

Prophetic Witness as an Act of Revolutionary Love

Tomorrow we celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Like all of us, he was a flawed human. And like all of us, filled with the potential to prophetically speak truth to power. We may never speak as eloquently or to as large of crowds, but we all have the...
Creation Sings

Creation Sings

tickling toes morning dew baptizes feet old made new refreshing the dawnin the garden night time critters scramble for shelter morning shifts wake up the dance continuesbeauty smothers my inner chaos silencing anxiety unshackling senses cultivating a receptive...
The Spirituality of Drinking (Chinese) Tea

The Spirituality of Drinking (Chinese) Tea

Drinking Chinese tea is an art. It’s also a form of hospitality. It is much more than just boiling water and plopping in a bag of jasmine tea. The water needs to be just the right temperature. The teapot, small and made of clay, should only be used with only one kind...