THE TALE OF TWO BLOGGERS A few mornings ago, I read two dramatically different blog posts. One was by a woman who moved into a gang-infested neighborhood. She’s constantly asked, “Aren’t youRead More…
26Jun/24
19Jun/24
The Good Life
I just had a milestone birthday and it makes me happy. I decided several milestones ago that I’d just be the best (insert whatever age) this world had ever seen! (It’s aRead More…
13Jun/24
The Falcon
I once heard a story about a man of old who was lost in the wilderness and desperately thirsty. He came across a stream and threw himself at it, beginning to gulpRead More…
Healing
I love these words by public theologian, Nadia Bolz-Weber. “(The) world will break your heart. There’s enough sorrow to go around and for everyone to have seconds. But this world has aRead More…
30May/24
Hands
My son has myocarditis. He was recently hospitalized four times within three weeks. A month ago, he barely had the energy to walk across a room. He’s better now (thank God forRead More…
The Nuance That Could Change the World
I just finished the book, The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church, by NPR journalist, Sarah McCammon. It jumped right into my library app, um, because I put itRead More…
08May/24
A Strange Peace
I’m in an interim time. A loved one is ill. The anchors of our country, like truth and honor, are at risk. My faith is changing, deepening, which is a wonderful thing,Read More…
A Poem by Wendell Berry
I know that I have lifeonly insofar as I have love. I have no loveexcept it come from Thee. Help me, please, to carrythis candle against the wind.
Attachment
The other day I was in a Home Depot and saw a man wearing a t-shirt about his “undocumented” handgun. I’m guessing he got quite a few fist bumps over that shirt.Read More…
17Apr/24
Diversity Is
I’m concerned about this whole DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) backlash. Racial diversity = reality. In the US, we’re quickly approaching 50/50 white/non-white. In other words, diversity IS. A lot of whiteRead More…