Ten things to do on Sabbath
byPut away the to-do list. It will be there upon your return. In the morning, lie in bed. Be. Read. Let your dog climb…
Shape our world
by the daily asteriskIt’s a New Year and with it comes a fresh opportunity to shape our world. So this is my wish, a wish for me as…
Ten things made
by Raechelle KennedyI make marks on cloth with needle and thread little trails, small tracks that lead to somewhere. We make our bed on a borrowed…
Nothing so secular
by the daily asteriskThere is nothing so secular that it cannot be sacred, and that is one of the deepest messages of the Incarnation. Madeleine L’Engle Walking…
Ten ways to be a lifelong learner
by Monica SharmanLearn a new language. Duolingo is free and offers 15 languages, customizable to your native language. Also, ask if your local library offers free…
The body
by the daily asteriskFor me it is the virgin birth, the Incarnation, the resurrection which are the true laws of the flesh and the physical. Death, decay,…
Ten things writers have to say about writing (plus blindness, gardening, sandboxes…)
by Tom Springer“It’s really, really hard to make something that’s interesting. It’s like a law of nature, a law of aerodynamics, that anything that’s written or…
Ten Things I Carry With Me
by Carol StephenAfter Gerald Stern Here, in this handbag, I carry a portable particle collider. Here, in this handbag, I carry a Toronto neighbourhood. I carry…
Near to lowliness
by the daily asteriskGod travels wonderful ways with human beings, but he does not comply with the views and opinions of people. God does not go the…
Ten things for a short journey
by Jim Schmotzer30 years ago we traveled a few miles across town. It was a relatively short distance, but a change of untold consequences. We were…