tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post2631212642087181440..comments2023-09-05T05:56:07.500-05:00Comments on St. Casserole: This Week in My HeartSt. Casserolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046979001194772038noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-43963794946250032702009-09-16T12:57:05.766-05:002009-09-16T12:57:05.766-05:00I read the Olsen-Getty article, too, and it brough...I read the Olsen-Getty article, too, and it brought tears to my eyes, remembering times during CPE in the NICU with parents whose newborns would not live the night. Emergency baptisms. Sacred time. Being intentional in the midst of grief is the challenge of faith.<br /><br />And Gordon's article was, as always, a wonderful examination of the soul. Our denominations sometimes are so focused on one kind of church - the one that keeps on growing and growing - that those that are small for some very good reasons are thought automatically to be bad or unhealthy or in need of some juicing up (usually testosterone related). People come in all sizes and shapes and with different gifts. So do churches. May all sizes and shapes and missions of churches be blessed.<br /><br />There. I'll get down off the soapbox now.mibi52/ The Rev. Dr. Mary Brennan Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02129758906278501568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-85388666702879869842009-09-16T09:39:52.027-05:002009-09-16T09:39:52.027-05:00Have not read mine yet. I am an issue behind.Have not read mine yet. I am an issue behind.1-4 Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688216101068437927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-10751568394855474622009-09-15T12:10:43.658-05:002009-09-15T12:10:43.658-05:00Prayers here for the family. It's not a magazi...Prayers here for the family. It's not a magazine that I receive, but you've told their story so well that it will rest on my heart for some time. May God be with them...Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-70918667805846645532009-09-15T07:57:11.410-05:002009-09-15T07:57:11.410-05:00Thank you for this. I got my copy out of the mail...Thank you for this. I got my copy out of the mail basket and read both as soon as I finished reading your post.<br /><br />One I will copy to give to my session, and one I will carry around in my heart for days to come.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18324456402703897094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-12364120483073470342009-09-14T20:35:50.142-05:002009-09-14T20:35:50.142-05:00thanks for the reading tips. we've had the ra...thanks for the reading tips. we've had the rain here too & it's supposed to get up above 90 again - hope you are cool & comfy by nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com