George and Julie MacLeod have now both crossed the Jordan to rest and enjoy full and complete embrace with the God they served so faithfully and courageously this side of glory. But today I remember with tears the impact they had on my life. There is an Alice in Wonderland quality to this neighborhood and church.
And the church? It too has the stamp of breeding β large, reddish brown stone, an usher in tuxedo waiting to lead the stylish worshippers to their pews. In Catholic parlance a saint becomes a singled out role model to emulate, but in terms of Scriptural usage the term applies to all the baptized who took on the name of Jesus the Christ.
Rather than argue such a point, I would suggest that Julia MacLeod, my dear friend and mentor, whose loss we now mourn and whose life we honor, fulfills both above definitions. We have bid fond adieu to a sister who has role modeled for me what it means to love and follow Christ over against the common and easy definition of the term. Now, on to some illustrations! It is also critical to remember that this poetry included a third party: his therapist Andy Coppolino with whom they were wrestling with his nocturnal dreams.
A howl of pain piercing the night, Wide awake, the only sound a heartbeat, The discovery of mortality, alone, deeply alone, Wrapped in darkness and afraid. This is the first of two poems to be posted on RadicalDiscipleship. Over a period of roughly forty-five weeks with an interlude of thirty weeks , I have come to know and deeply respect Tony Bender photo right. Over time this group and its trainers university students working on graduate degrees in kinesiology , under the direction of Dr.
By Dr. For the last number of years a rag-tag bunch of us have remembered Good Friday by utilizing the Catholic liturgical tradition known as the Stations of the Cross.
