Belmont orders our calendar around the rhythms of Christian Year and today is the first Sunday of Lent. As Advent prepares us for Christmas, Lent readies us for Easter. Lent is often about subtraction: self-denial, sacrifice, giving something up, and stepping out of the ordinary. Lent arrives unadorned. Do you have a box of Lenten […]
Monthly Archives: February 2026
When was the last time something happened that took your breath away, made you long to linger, or drove you to snap a photo or buy a T-shirt just to stay in the moment? I am not sure why, but I think my mother could practise being “present”, she could see God in her grandchildren […]
In long term relationships we discover all kinds of unexpected things about our partners, just as they learn all sorts of things about us. Not long after Connie and I got married 37 years ago, I learned that I leave the lights whenever I leave a room. Apparently, this is wrong. Connie then noticed that […]
Sometimes when I’m walking through Thompson Hall on a Wednesday night I stop and listen as the choir warms up. So I asked Matt, “why do choirs warm up, what does warming up do for the choir?” This morning I sat and listened as the Nordic Choir, from Luther College, warmed up. Rev. Dr Matt […]
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