by Prasanta | Dec 16, 2018 | Advent, Becoming Whole, Change, Family, Freedom, Friendship, Intentionality, Relationships, Time
Perhaps you will be asked if you will be traveling somewhere this Christmas. Perhaps you will be asked what food item you will contribute to an annual potluck. Perhaps others are expecting you to plan an event because you always plan said event. Perhaps you will be...
by Prasanta | Jul 6, 2018 | culture, Debate, Freedom, Friday Feature, Immigration, Summer, Travel
Welcome to this week’s This week, which encompasses a holiday in the U.S., Independence Day, I found myself in the beautiful state of Vermont. I was not there on vacation, but the time away, amongst the beauty of the hills, and far away from many everyday...
by Prasanta | Sep 9, 2011 | Freedom, Reality
in real life I’d be me and you’d be you We’d be who we were meant to be Charades gone, masks withdrawn We’d be honest enough, You and me In real life That’s just not the way it is though You see We hide behind Masks we’ve made and Ideas we’ve conjured And lies we’ve...
by Prasanta | Jul 25, 2011 | Children, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Fun, Joy
On a breezy summer evening, I find a spot to watch them. A full orchestra has come together for a free concert outdoors. In the midst of concrete sidewalks, restaurants, and the expansive town center/shopping mall around this stage area, I find a section of green...
by Prasanta | May 23, 2011 | Failure, Faithfulness, Freedom, God's love, Journey, One Thousand Gifts
I come late to writing today, this Monday… I started a few words earlier in the day, but life’s responsibilities came and took me by the hand. I had little opportunity to write today, little time to reflect on words and thoughts and write them down, flesh them out....
by Prasanta | Nov 17, 2010 | Freedom, God's love, Holy Spirit, Journey, Kindness, Love, Path, Poetry, Quotes
Here’s a little poem I saw posted on someone else’s blog and I really liked it, and wanted to share it with you: I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day I’d rather one would...
by Prasanta | May 11, 2009 | Christianity, Freedom, God's love, Sin, the cross, Treasures
As I reflect on the life of Jesus, I realize that he never coerced anyone to follow him. He called, implored, asked,…but didn’t use brute force. His ways were gentle. Ladies, how would you feel if you were pushed into a corner (figuratively or physically)...
by Prasanta | May 9, 2009 | Christianity, Freedom, God's love, Path, Promises, Purpose, Rest, Shelter, Treasures
In The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis writes that, in heaven, the grass itself seems to be alive. The “ghosts” (those just up from hell) can’t step on the grass without hurting their feet, while the “solid people” who’ve been in heaven...
