Long Journey Home

By Sarah E. Reynolds

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• Building bridges instead of walls

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Oct 04
  I recently read a column in another paper where, after saying something or other about "mankind," the columnist commented something similar to, ...
  

• Every sinner has a future, every saint has a past

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Sep 06
  A dear friend just experienced a major disappointment, and it's gotten me thinking. My friend, a lifelong Catholic, has had a hard time finding a ...
  

• Music of the night

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Aug 09
  Getting older can mess with your sleep patterns, as most anyone over 50 can tell you. But when the nighttime temperature stays above 70, and the ...
  

• Acting rashly

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Jul 05
  A couple of weekends ago, we decided to explore a new ATV trail, one that is closer to us than the rail trails we usually ride on. It's in West ...
  

• There is no 'should.' There is only what is.

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - May 17
  According to an article I read recently, the Buddha said, "Suffering is the demand that experience be different than it is." That struck me as ...
  

• Love -- the long game

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Apr 12
  A few weeks ago, United Methodists from around the world met for a conference in St. Louis. The most widely covered part of the meeting was the ...
  

• Will you come to the party?

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Mar 08
  I've been spending a lot of time lately thinking about the story of the prodigal son from the Gospel according to Luke. If I were asked to pick a ...
  

• Dazzled by nature, getting free

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Feb 08
  One of the nice things about living with someone for a long time is that you're influenced by their interests and habits. My spouse, Maureen, has ...
  

• The best Christmas present

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Jan 11
  Christmas presents are wonderful, and this year I received some wonderful presents. Just as much -- or more -- fun is finding presents for those I ...
  

• Have yourself a merry

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Dec 07
  I haven't started feeling very Christmas-y yet, have you? If so, you may not want to read on — you can just go enjoy all that Christmas spirit. ...
  

• Sept. 11: Reaping the whirlwind

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Sep 20
  As flags flew at half-staff and various military and first-responder organizations held memorial ceremonies last week, I thought about what Sept. ...
  

• Can we change our relationship with violence?

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Aug 23
  A recent New York Times article cited studies showing that one thing many mass shooters in the U.S. and elsewhere have in common is a virulent ...
  

• Who is a patriot?

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Jul 26
  We are again -- as we have been in this country innumerable times over the decades -- embroiled in a national argument over what patriotism is and ...
  

• Faith doesn't build walls, it tears them down

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - May 31
  Recently I overheard someone lamenting the fact that the Lord's prayer is no longer said in public schools in the United States. I don't think ...
  

• Pleasures of spring

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Apr 26
  My mom had a theory that everyone likes best the season in which they were born. I've seen this borne out in a number of cases, though no doubt ...
  

• What a way to lead

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Mar 22
  I'm writing this nearly a week before you will read it. I can't imagine what the people of Christchurch, New Zealand – and the whole country, in ...
  

• Love's true meaning

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Feb 22
  Ten years ago last week, Feb. 14, 2009, my mother died. The anniversary adds a twinge of sadness to the romance of Valentine's Day. It's hard to ...
  

• Mary Oliver opens the temple door

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Jan 25
  Mary Oliver died Jan. 17 at her home in Florida. A native of Ohio, she lived for many years in Provincetown, Mass., at the end of Cape Cod. She ...
  

• Tending the divine spark in creation

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Dec 21
  A friend of mine says that when she was a child she wondered why, if Christmas was Jesus' birthday, she got presents then. She didn't get presents ...
  

• Happy temptation season

  By Sarah E. Reynolds - Nov 23
  Thanksgiving begins the annual season of temptation, with a plethora of goodies making their appearance in offices and homes across the land. For ...