Tag Archives: Community

Words

Posted on February 27, 2018 by dkbonde

What does it mean for us to “Sow light” and “Scatter mercy”? It means, at the very least, that we renounce the use of words as weapons. Words are meant to connect not divide. Words are meant to build the ties that bind us. Continue reading →

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Side by side

Posted on September 22, 2017 by dkbonde

I offered to go with a friend to a funeral tomorrow. I do not know the person who died, but I know how crappy it is to go to a funeral alone. At my brother’s funeral so many decades ago … Continue reading →

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The reign of peace

Posted on December 3, 2016 by dkbonde

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. –Colossians 3:15 Continue reading →

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Pickled Herring, Akvavit, and Hope

Posted on January 6, 2015 by dkbonde

We stayed up on New Year’s Eve for herring and akvavit at midnight, Dad and I. A nice dark pumpernickel for the herring, a fresh baguette for some caraway flavored Tilsit and, of course, marzipan and coffee. We toasted my … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve, Ordinary Time, and Joy

Posted on December 19, 2014 by dkbonde

The new floor is in the entryway. The Christmas tree is finally up. The chrismons are on the tree and visible to passersby. We have decided to place the new nativity scene in the entry, in that area encompassed by … Continue reading →

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Music night

Posted on May 28, 2014 by dkbonde

Making music together is the most universal activity of human communities. But we don’t do it anymore. Singing is a hobby for a few rather than the joy of the whole. Continue reading →

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