Author: Charles LaFond

What cup might I make to offer water to an exhausted mother in a manger or a large man on a cross? A cup of simple clay with the colors of a New Mexican Sunrise.

Anywho…the thing about the 12 days of Christmas is that they are perfect for finishing up the 2017 campaign collections and gearing up for the Fall 2018 campaign.  No.  Seriously. 

Humility is the power of connection.  Then, once humility has been exercised with some real, meaningful, tangible, evident action of a way of being; then, and only then, can one connect. 

We wondered what Christmas would be like this year if we each gave experiences and not just gifts this year.

But still, the human being sitting in a cold night with a sign saying “help me please” …I mean what does one do?

Celebrate the end of your campaign with a feast! This marks a clear end to the campaign and clears the “decks’ for Advent

The deer or stag in First-Nation American spirituality can represent a call to self-compassion and compassion for others. It is a peaceful animal, gentle unless defending.  So am I, I guess.  I try to be.

As you near the end of your stewardship season, what still needs to be done?

In the end, it is the same day with darkness and light.  It is the same week with Sabbath and work.  It is the same tree with Winter and Summer. It is the same Church which blesses and harms.