Lent 2023 - Murrelets

As Americans we often buy more than we need. Consumerism is taught at an early age.It is the engine driving our economy. Babies-R-Us, Home Depot, Mat…

Today's passage from John 13 reads: "After [Judas] received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, 'Do quickly w…

I never buy more than I can afford but I often buy more than I need. Until recently, I didn’t consider my spending habits a problem. My thinking we…

Mostly I do buy only what I need. Probably because I’m cheap. But not always. I live in a house that is twice what I need on an everyday basis. I b…

I mentioned once before that my adoptive parents were Depression Era survivors. For them to “buy what we need” would be to, not just buy one of what …

That must have been the saddest moment for them both: the hasty goodbye, when Jesus said to Judas, “Do quickly what you are going to do,” knowing his…