Written by Deepu on February 26, 2018
Tithing
On Ash Wednesday a little over a week ago, I tweeted, “If you’re more excited about receiving ashes than the Eucharist, you might be doing it wrong.” As I thought about this more, I recognized something – there was a time (and still are times) when I was more excited about a lot of things
Written by Deepu on February 22, 2018
Smoking Barrel
I’ve always had issues with seeing doctors/nurses smoke. It just didn’t make sense. Like, “Hey, you’re trying to get people to be healthy, and yet you’re smoking?!” What idiots. I was talking with my dad about this (he is a retired nurse who smokes). He said, “People do what they do.” And then, as much
Written by Deepu on February 13, 2018
Where Did You Come From?
Dear Lent, It’s me, Deepu. Not to be rude, and not that I don’t want you here, but um, I know you come every year, and I know I’m supposed to take this season of you to prepare for Jesus’ Passion, but, like, I am not ready for you yet. I feel like there should’ve
Written by Deepu on February 12, 2018
It’s so Simple
We often talk about how challenging it is to be a disciple – how hard it is to be a good Christian. But I think we just make it harder on ourselves. Paul makes it pretty simple and straightforward in Sunday’s 2nd Reading: “Whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.” – 1
Written by Deepu on February 5, 2018
How’s Your Poop?
Yeah, you read that right. Okay Deepu, really? You’re going to talk about poop? Is this the best place for that? Yup. Because God created us as not just spiritual beings, but as physical beings (one way we differ from angels). And God created everything, so if there is any place to be able to