About John Schroeder
A spiritual pilgrim (and untrained preacher)...who writes pretty well...and thoroughly enjoys sharing stories of his encounters along the way. Most days, those encounters are occurring in and around my community in Manchester, MO (St. Joseph Parish).
For more about my commercial experience, see my Personal Links below.
http://www.corpwrite.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/corpwrite
https://withusstill.wordpress.com/
Linen involves hard work. Tedious work. I see that now.
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| Tags: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, bible, Christ Jesus, christianity, faith, flax, God, Gospel of Luke, hackling, Jesus, Lazarus, linen, loom, retting, Rich man, scutching, spinning wheel
A nine-year-old tends to have strange ideas about what’s fun, really fun.
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| Tags: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, bible, Book of Wisdom, Calculating the cost, christianity, faith, God, Gospel of Luke, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Sandman
The greens at Boone Valley are the most challenging I’ve ever played.
Slick. Hard to “read”. Even, at times, seeming to defy the laws of physics. (“How can that putt NOT slope down toward the water?!?”)
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| Tags: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, bible, Boone Valley, Boone Valley Golf Club, christianity, faith, Flat Stick, God, Gospel of Luke, Hot Putter, Jesus, Kingdom of God
Weeks ago, a summer deluge turned our splendid topiary into a hot mess.
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| Tags: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Bamboo, bible, christianity, Discipline, faith, God, Gospel of Luke, Hydrangea, Hydrangea tree, Jesus, Letter to the Hebrews, Narrow gate, Zip-tie
I bought several green bananas for my Mom the other day. It was an act of faith, and of gratitude.
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| Tags: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Christ, Cloud of Witnesses, faith, family, Fresh produce, Green bananas, hospital stay, Letter to the Hebrews, life, Love, Pear-shaped
What a party! (And what an odd feeling, too!)
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| Tags: 19th Sunday In Ordinary Time, bible, christianity, faith, Gala, God, Gospel of Luke, Hope, Jesus, Letter to the Hebrews, Multi-Cultural Gala, St. Joseph - Manchester
I had one job to do: gently score the tops of the sourdough loaves prior to baking.
Sigh.
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| Tags: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, baking, bread, Bread Lame, Colossians, Enjoy Every Sandwich, food, Gospel of Luke, Parable of the Rich Man, Qoheleth, recipes, Sourdough, Sourdough Bread, Vanity of vanities