Author: Sweet Tea and Front Porch Storyteller
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Loved Into Being: A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on Freedom and Personhood
From The Divine Dance by Richard Rohr My Reflection from Today’s Reading Richard Rohr writes about the perfect freedom of God. He describes human personhood not as a static notion, but as something entirely dynamic and relational, shared between the divine persons and all human persons by reason and gift of creation. He writes that…
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Living in the Flow: A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on Divine Love
Inspired by The Divine Dance by Richard Rohr A Gentle Question What would change in your lifeif you stopped trying to “get it right”…and instead learned to live in the flow of love that is already holding you? That question has been sitting with me. I can only read a couple of pages at a…
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The Courage to Stay Open: Lessons from the Spirit’s Movement
From The Divine Dance by Richard Rohr I can only read a couple of pages a day in The Divine Dance. Not because it is difficult to understand—but because it is too revealing. It slows me down. It confirms things I have sensed for years but never quite had the words to express. Today, two…
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Rejoice, Wait, Give, Abide
A Front Porch Reflection for the Curious Pilgrim The Daily Readings An Invitation to a Different Way of Living Sit a spell with me on the porch. These four passages, though written across centuries, speak with one voice today. They do not call us to a complicated theology or a heavy burden. Instead, they offer…
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Vulnerable to the Spirit: Living in the Flow of Life and Love
“The work of the Spirit to keep you growing is to keep you vulnerable to life and love. The major metaphors for the Spirit are always dynamic, energetic, and moving: elusive wind, descending dove, falling fire, and flowing water. Spirit-led people never stop growing and changing and recognizing the new moment of opportunity.”— Richard Rohr,…
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The Word Made Flesh: More Than Words on a Page
Daily Office Readings: Psalm 148 | Exodus 12:1–14 | John 1:1–18 Introduction The Psalmist calls for all humanity to praise the Lord! Exodus 12 celebrates Passover. John describes Jesus as the Logos or the Word. Most Christians consider God’s Word to be the Bible, but I don’t see that, for John 1 tells us the…
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When Suffering Speaks and Breath Remains
Daily Office Readings: Psalm 88 • Job 19:21–27 • Hebrews 4:1–16 Sitting with the Tension Some mornings on the porch, the Scriptures don’t line up neatly. They don’t tie themselves into a bow or offer a simple answer I can carry into the day. Instead, they sit beside me like old friends—each telling a different…
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Held Together by the Breath of God
Daily Office Readings Psalm 102Jeremiah 20:7–111 Corinthians 10:14; 11:27–32John 17:1–26 There are mornings on the porch when the world feels both fragile and vast. The birds sing as if nothing is wrong, the wind moves through the trees like an old storyteller, and somewhere deep within, a quiet question rises: What holds all of this…
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🌿 Trust — The Bridge We Choose to Walk
For the Curious Pilgrim, trust is not naïve certainty; it is a decision to step forward without having the whole map. It is: Trust grows slowly. It is tested by time, truth, and consistency. 👉 A pilgrim learns: Trust is not blind—it is earned light in the midst of partial darkness. ❤️ Love — The…
The Curious Pilgrim 