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Habits of Heaven

Last night when I took off my watch before bed, I didn’t leave it where I usually do. That little mistake played havoc with my morning rituals, which is kind of ironic because—since my iphone also tells time—I barely even look at my wristwatch anymore.

Still, the misplaced watch and the consequent search for it unsettled me because … Read the rest

Take Up Your Towel

Maundy Thursday

For several days last week, I was driving around with a kind of scary black garbage bag in the back of my car. And the bag got a bit scarier every day that it stayed there, because it was full of damp used towels. Towels that came from a service of footwashing. And the feet belonged to the … Read the rest