I don’t know what comes next. I trust that the Spirit continues to lead his church, and I know I…
Laura de JongJune 16, 2022
There are trilliums by the creek behind my house.White trinities of soft joy in the evening light,scattered across the hillside…
Laura de JongMay 19, 2022
The conversation about worship planning is big, nuanced, and complicated. It encompasses not just the songs we sing, but prayers,…
Laura de JongMay 5, 2022
The geese were a nuisance. But they were also fascinating. And we knew they were only being a nuisance because…
Laura de JongApril 21, 2022
We are working to make hearts that are capable of containing much joy and much sorrow, hearts capacious enough to…
Laura de JongApril 7, 2022
What does it mean to engage with this world, in all its beauty and its ugliness? How do we press…
Laura de JongDecember 2, 2021
Is the attempt to describe the heart of Jesus doomed from the start because we feel our words – a…
Laura de JongOctober 28, 2021
Taizé European Meeting, Rome, New Year’s 2012-13 In the cathedral, she lights a candle with a long yellow taper,her back…
Laura de JongSeptember 30, 2021
If you heard the faint sound of collective weeping last Tuesday, and weren’t sure how to account for it, wonder…
Laura de JongSeptember 16, 2021
