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I Bind Unto Myself Today
We are living in a fearful time. Not the fear of one but of many. We are closer to Great Power conflict than at any other time since WW I. The current level of mistrust and perceived threat resembles the world that existed prior… Continue Reading “I Bind Unto Myself Today”
Living in the Spirit
We’ve all probably had a pet that we and our family got very attached to. Almost a mystical connection, if your personality is open to such rich connections. When we lived out in the California Desert a family in our Randsburg church had a… Continue Reading “Living in the Spirit”
Unknown Gods
I later found out that my vocation of the ministry was a big disappointment to my father. Why would I choose to do this when I could enter a field where I would make a lot more money? I was just an idealistic failure.… Continue Reading “Unknown Gods”
From Royal Screw-ups to Royalty
It doesn’t take much reflection for those moments of bad judgement to surface in the silence of our thoughts. Times when we could have, should have done better. That little “white lie” that wasn’t so little. That excuse not based on reality. Evil thoughts… Continue Reading “From Royal Screw-ups to Royalty”
On the Road Again
As a child I delighted in those Bob Hope road-trip movies. I especially liked the ones featuring both Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. They usually featured great women, like “The Road to Hong Kong” with both Dorothy Lamour and Jean Collins. An extra plus… Continue Reading “On the Road Again”
Was You There, Charlie?
My grandfather, Charles Gross, was quite a raconteur, noted for his tall tales and elaborate embroidering of things that had actually happened. He was a master storyteller. With a wry grin and a twinkle in his eye he would launch into relating something that… Continue Reading “Was You There, Charlie?”
Christ the Gardener
We are sometimes blindsided by moments of complete and utter terror. I remember such a night over at our neighbor Jorie’s house where several of us junior high school kids had gathered to watch a new TV program, “The Sea Around Us” in living… Continue Reading “Christ the Gardener”
This Night
In the Passover liturgy, the youngest son at the meal asks the seminal question, “Why is this night different from all others?” The narrative of the Passover, the haste in being ready at a moment’s notice to leave Egypt, the hurried meal, so rushed… Continue Reading “This Night”
The Summons of the Via Dolorosa
Today, my issue of the Living Church arrived and on the front cover was a picture of the “Harrowing of Hell.” This image is from the Icon Museum in Recklinghausen, Germany, artist unknown. In the Apostles Creed, one line reads, “he descended to the… Continue Reading “The Summons of the Via Dolorosa”
I Only Know That…
There’s an old song from the 80s by Boxcar Willie. Born as Lecil Travis Martin, one day sitting at a railroad crossing he saw a boxcar go by and in the door was a fellow who looked like his loading master in the Air… Continue Reading “I Only Know That…”
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