Kim Denyes

While you probably know the plot and storyline of the book of Job, did you know its setting is before priests were involved in religious activities?  In fact, because of…

Perhaps you know the old proverb:  It is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.  It is an odd idea that with each bit of straw – each weighting…

For the past 5000 years, cooks and bakers have in the earlier hours of the day, crafted the bread for the day.  They have taken flour and water and brought…

What do your reactions reveal to you about your ability to trust in God?  Please notice this invitation is to look inward, to look at what you reveal to you. …

For several decades, I tried to make sourdough starter without the intended success.  A few weeks ago, yet another couple of failed attempts went in the trash bin.  Turns out…

How are your spirits?  Funny question.  But a fitting one for our times.  How are your spirits?     Maybe your life has become unfamiliar to you.  And your spirits?  Well,…

Jesus taught in parables – a story with layered messages, a story that attempts to reveal contradictions as well as weaken the status quo.[1]  Perhaps one of his main messages…

In early 1931, as the Great Depression was moving into the lives of our ancestors, George and Olive Denyes, my grandparents, adopted a six-month old who would become my father. …

Prayer is a popular theme right now.  People needing prayer, people encouraging prayer, people calling us to pray.  I know prayer may change things, and I also know that prayer…

From the movie, Two Popes, Pope Francis says this, and it is a direct quote from his book The Name of God is Mercy. “For some time, I have been…