Daily Word of Grace (April 30, 2021)

Daily Word of Grace # 231 (April 30, 2021) The Gospel According to John is structured around seven different miracles or “signs” performed by Jesus to demonstrate that he was and is the Son of God.  Of course there were many more than seven such miracles but John...

Daily Word of Grace (April 29, 2021)

Daily Word of Grace # 230 (April 29, 2021) So far my favorite film in the prolific Marvel Comics movie series is Captain Marvel (2019) in which Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers (aka Captain Marvel) one of the best superheroes ever (in my opinion).  There is a...

Daily Word of Grace (April 28, 2021)

Daily Word of Grace # 229 (April 28, 2021) One of the towering figures of twentieth century English literature is Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), a brilliant novelist, essayist and literary critic.  In her 1929 book length essay A Room of One’s Own she addresses the need...

Daily Word of Grace (April 27, 2021

Daily Word of Grace # 228 (April 27, 2021) Have you ever noticed that the very presence of one person can alter the mood of a whole group?  When that person enters the room everyone knows it.  You either feel the collective blood pressure and anxiety in the room...

Daily Word of Grace (April 26, 2021)

Daily Word of Grace # 227 (April 26, 2021) The closing song on Taylor Swifts 2017 album reputation is the moving ballad “New Year’s Day” in which she describes what faithful love looks like: “You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the taxi.  I can tell that...