Submitted by Amy Nicole McKay: A quote from Anne Lamott (pictured): “Most people I know that have what I want—which is to say purpose, heart, balance, gratitude, joy—are people with a deep sense of spirituality. They are people in community, who pray, or practice their faith; they are Buddhists, Jews, Christians—people binding together to work [...]
Archive for June, 2009
More appreciations of A.L.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Books, Faith & Church, Theology on June 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m in the mood for, Hymns
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Music, Theology on June 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Old United Methodist Hymnal hymns, in fact, and especially some Charles Wesley hymns, but any kinds of hymns are OK by me. I started off this morning by posting this excerpt of a hymn on my Facebook, one of my all-time faves. People are sometimes surprised to learn that this was written by Eleanor Farjeon, [...]
And speaking of powerful, truthful writing
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Faith & Church, Theology on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It just doesn’t get any better than this God poetry, and only the King James works for this one: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness [...]
Alright already–It’s Anne Lamott Appreciation Month!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Books, Faith & Church, Theology on June 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The response and conversations and discussions generated by the blog about Anne Lamott keep pouring in here and on my FB and everywhere I turn so OK, people—let’s just make July The Anne Lamott Appreciation Month at Jitterbuggingforjesus.com! And then we’ll contact her agent Steve Barclay and demand I get an interview with her for [...]
Adventures in Chaplaincy (Or let’s praise God, always with us)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged general, Theology on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So I get to the hospital and make my usual 3 p.m. swing through the ER triage and waiting area and then head to the patient and trauma rooms for rounds and spot a blond woman with long hair, maybe 35, who looks somewhat familiar, and appears to be in severe pain as she holds [...]
About the Anne Lamott posting
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Books, Theology on June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The blog post with the excerpt from the Anne Lamott book drew an unbelievable number of views and reads, as well as emails and comments to me personally–all from women–which say something about this amazing spiritual writer’s popularity. She is a wonderful honest, fearless, woman, mother and writer of deep faith and talent. Too vulgar [...]
SO MANY FANTASTIC COLORS!!!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Media, Movies on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, if you like colorful characters, your gonna love these little guys in Paris, painting the town red, and green, and yellow, and purple. Reulf from Charlesque on Vimeo By the way, for a stack of newspaper coupons redeemable at a Piggly Wiggly near you on any Wednesday–who sang that—”So many fantastic colors!”
Faith through practice, practice, practice
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Faith & Church, literature & poetry, Theology on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The poet Michele Madigan Somerville has a fine opinion piece in the NY Times about her struggle with the Roman Catholic Church and her struggle with the Christian faith she devoutly practices. Here’s but a nugget: “It is through practice that I have come to believe that if there is indeed a God presiding over [...]
A shoutout to Miss Siberia (no kidding!)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged about jitterbugging, general on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Way, way back a long time ago–back on May 15, I posted a blog about my fondness for Siberia and how I’d love to go back there someday. That’s been many postings and days ago now, so I was surprised in looking at the stats on this blog site to see that a reader who [...]
Yes, well—I TOLD you that posting was something completely different!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Music on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If the video in the prior jitterbug post didn’t bring you a sense of real peace, harmony, relaxation and genuine holiness, you might want to get your pulse checked. I’ve watched that video from Norway about 10 times today, and needed it, which goes to show once again that, the Lord is always on time [...]
