ARTICLES [January - March 2005 Volume 14 No. 1]

A Message from Keith Russell

A Chaos of Grace, William J. Sappenfield

Despite the sharp contrast in the Genesis story of God quieting the flood and God raining nourishment in the desert, William Sappenfield comments on God’s grace reflected in both actions.

One Water Washes Over Us All, Linda Clader

Linda Clader shares some experiences that helped her, and can help see that in the connectedness of all the waters on this planet, all humankind is connected as well.

 

Water as a Portal to Sacred Consciousness,  Goldie Milgram

Rabbi Goldie Milgram uses many examples from Hebrew scripture and tradition to illustrate the universality of humankind’s use of water-related rituals for a surprisingly broad range of practical and spiritual purposes.

Fountain of Life, River of Light, Natan Margalit

Rabbi Natan Margalit uses the linguistic nuances of Hebrew scripture to reveal a thought-provoking richness of the water images and symbolism..
 

As We Flow, We Grow, Jin Hee Han

Jin Hee Han, offers a wonderfully fresh look at baptism as well as suggesting many surprising ways in which our “passage to wisdom” takes as many different forms in our spiritual life as water takes in our world, from a baby’s tear to the surfer’s perfect wave.

"I Am So Fond of This Element," Sister Margaret Dorgan, D.C.M.

Sister Margaret Dorgan uses the writings of St. Teresa of Avila as a starting point for better understanding the different ways that prayer sustains our spiritual life, by looking at some of the different ways that water sustains our physical life..

The Ever-Moving Life Force, Nancy Bloomer

Nancy Bloomer shares her gifts as both a priest and environmentalist to point out God’s continuing creation at work in the dynamic nature of water, from the massive torrents of a Vermont spring thaw to the dispersed water molecules of outer space.

Staying Afloat Bernardine Ladson

Bernadine Ladson draws upon childhood experiences to help us all see afresh the ways that the Holy Spirit buoys our faith lives.

Included in the Realm of God, Ronald J. Allen
    Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for January 2005

Stories of Water and Wilderness, Judy Yates Siker
  Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for February  2005

Signs and Symbols -- Water and Faith, LeAnn Snow Flesher
    Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for Lent 2005

Lectionary Guide, Marian Ronan

The Preaching Life

Book Review: Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water
by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke
Film Review: Thirst by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman

Marian Ronan looks at a book and a film that both raise disturbing questions about the looming global water crisis while also offering suggestions for concerned citizen action.

Living Water: A Gospel Insight, Walter J. Burghardt, S.J., and Katharyn L. Waldron

Using examples from some of the best known scriptural passages about water, Walter Burghardt and Katharyn Waldron offer a few suggestions to help find fresh meaning in familiar verses.

Quotations from Theologians, Scholars, and Philosophers on Water, Ginger Grab