Tag Archives: Wes Granberg-Michaelson

From my Reading – February

Posted on February 5, 2023 by livingasapprentices

“We should honor the gifts of the mind to understand and make sense of religious experience. A framework of convictions provides a circumference for the practice of faith. For instance, I’ll sign on to a declaration proclaiming God is the … Continue reading →

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Recycling Loneliness

Posted on December 20, 2020 by livingasapprentices

I think I have been a “loner” since birth.  My father baptized me and then disappeared into the chaos of World War II, never to return. My mother retreated into unmitigated grief for the rest of her life, even though … Continue reading →

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Chasing Gratitude

Posted on November 21, 2020 by livingasapprentices

“Darkness deserves gratitude.  It is the alleuia point at which we learn to understand that all growth does not take place in the sunlight” (Joan Chittister). Thanksgiving Day will be lonely and uneventful for many Americans this year.  The loss of … Continue reading →

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From My Reading – January

Posted on January 9, 2020 by livingasapprentices

“Our own happiness, our own peace, can never be complete until we find some way of sharing it with people who the way things are now have no happiness and know no peace. Jesus calls us to show this truth … Continue reading →

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Do You Have an Anchor-Hold?

Posted on April 9, 2017 by livingasapprentices

Long ago, I was taught that reading fiction requires “suspending our disbelief.” Today we have to suspend our belief so that we can determine what is fiction. Perhaps in 2017, we can call truth a “shape-shifter,” transforming its form at … Continue reading →

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