Sunday evenings can sometimes be a difficult time for me to sleep. My head's often spinning and processing after an evening at Bloom, and so after the fam crashes, dad…
andrewarndtNovember 19, 2013
At the risk of causing serious offense - a thought on this, the 12th anniversary of 9/11. Like many, September 11, 2001 is a day I'll never forget. The phone…
andrewarndtSeptember 11, 2013
A few days ago I received an email from a gal in our congregation who was struggling with a major life decision - whether to move to her hometown to…
andrewarndtSeptember 10, 2013
Dear Bloom - Four years ago this weekend our family rolled into Denver in a U-Haul, excited and scared witless about the prospect of joining you in the very unlikely…
andrewarndtAugust 31, 2013
Few things are more awe-inspiring than witnessing human beings in full possession of their craft. A classically trained pianist, fingers flying across the keys... a professional athlete, effortlessly combining strength,…
andrewarndtFebruary 26, 2013
With some of the fasting I've done this Lent (and in the previous few months), one of the things I've noticed is that, as my appetites quiet, my heart becomes…
andrewarndtFebruary 20, 2013
I'm doing a bit of fasting during Lent, along with several other Bloomers. I am very much looking forward to what will occur in me (and us) through it. Now…
andrewarndtFebruary 14, 2013
Today is Ash Wednesday. Around the world today, from every denominational and theological stripe, Christians will gather in churches to smear ashes on their heads, remember the primal turn away…
andrewarndtFebruary 13, 2013
Hurry is a great enemy of the spiritual life. I know that I am approaching spiritual death when there are no non-purposive, non goal-oriented activities in my day. When liesure…
andrewarndtFebruary 8, 2013
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