On All Saints Day yesterday, I was particularly thinking of my father-in-law, Dennis Ellett. He died at the terribly young age of 61 on April 28, 2007. His heart just stopped. He never finished building the partially-constructed airplane in his garage. He never carried out his plans to smuggle Bibles into China. He never met…
Back in the spring I had a great idea. As a form of prayer, I would write one haiku each day about something I was thankful for. You know haikus, right? Three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable count. (I should admit right now that I love the challenge of technical poetic forms. I’m not saying…
No, not the Book of Common Prayer. We Mennonites don’t have anything as liturgical as that. I’m talking about my own personal prayer notebook. I use my notebook to help me pray for each person in my congregation at least once a week and to help me keep track of special prayer requests. I’ll be…
Spacious Faith 