By general definition, a vine is an herbaceous or nonwoody plant with thin stems that uses neighboring plants, rocks, trees, fences or...

Isaiah 40. 25 - 31...but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall...

"If you run away, I will run after you...for you are my little bunny." If you read this to your children or are reading it now to your...

Francis: A Life in Songs by Ann Wroe “He was stamped with Christ’s brilliant seal.” Thomas di Celano Life of St. Francis 2, ix In her...

In his beautiful book Sounding the Seasons, Malcolm Guite offers sonnets for the seasons of the church, cleverly written, full of...

We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the...

http://sanctuaryofwomen.com/womenschristmas.html Looking forward to Women's Christmas!

Today as we stand on the edge of a new year, I am reminded of the poem "The Darkling Thrush" by Victorian Realist, Thomas Hardy. Known...

If you don't know this translation of the Bible, you might enjoy reading it in the new year. A very wise man introduced it to me years...

...and from Malcolm Guite's collection of poetry entitled Waiting on the Word: We think of him as safe beneath the steeple, Or cosy in a...