If life is a journey, perhaps joy is a quest. At any rate, a couple of recent, random comments have me thinking about “joy.”
Community • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
December 14, 2024
Thanks to an airline shuffle of flight times, our original plan for transportation from the riverboat to the airport was no longer feasible.
November 23, 2024
I thought perhaps they were docents, but they gave us a nervous look and seemed surprised we were there.
Community • Opportunity • Peace • Uncategorized
October 19, 2024
“The most holy is the one who loves most.” That is the kind of sentence you might find on a T-shirt . . .
Seasons • Spirituality • Uncategorized
September 28, 2024
“Futility” is the word is resonating most loudly at the moment. This is not a general malaise regarding life in general, . . .
RItuals • Travel • Uncategorized
August 31, 2024
“You can’t have a party without food.” The words sounded like an authoritative declaration when he spoke them. Are they written and preserved in someone’s party etiquette guidelines? Who knows? You could argue against the statement, but why would you?… Continue Reading…
July 13, 2024
The jet’s wheels touched down on schedule, bringing us back to solid ground. A little part of me always breathes a sigh of relief as rubber meets the runway.
June 26, 2024
Beauty, it is said, is in the eye of the beholder. The good news of such a sentiment is that hope exists that someone, somewhere, will look upon any one of us and be drawn toward admiration and appreciation. The… Continue Reading…
May 26, 2024
A picture is worth a thousand words. Or so the saying goes. Speculation about the origin of the sentence (or the idea behind it) range from early 20th century advertisers all the way back to Confucius. Wherever its birthplace, most… Continue Reading…
Further Reading
“Jay is clear-eyed yet enchanting, reconnecting us with the divine in the muck and glory of everyday life. I sighed with delight, laughed out loud, and took notes to use in the years to come.”
–Samir Selmanovic, Founder of TURN Community
“Jay Marshall calls us to the values of truthfulness in the“here and now” and in the everyday.”
–Dr. Jeffrey Carter, President, Bethany Theological Seminary