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Out of Chaos
Water, the stuff of life or dangerous high seas. The staff of life or chaos and death. I find it fitting, and intriguing, that the story of Jesus baptism is paired in our lectionary readings with the first creation account of Day One in… Continue Reading “Out of Chaos”
Mary’s Sunday
There’s a story of two small Baptist churches at an isolated Midwest crossroads. Both across the street from one another. This is the story. Somewhere along the line in the mid-fifties one of the pillars of the one of the churches died – and… Continue Reading “Mary’s Sunday”
Of Persimmon Pudding and Advent Joy
This time of year, unless we’ve got COVID-19 or have been served an eviction notice, our hearts turn to the delights of the season. It may be our favorite dishes, a fond Christmas memory, a special gift you gave someone. For me, one cherished… Continue Reading “Of Persimmon Pudding and Advent Joy”
Wake Up
Many, many gone. Over seventeen thousand since election day alone. So many gone in this Dark Night of Despair. This Sunday we are summoned to wakefulness. We light the first Advent candle for HOPE. We are summoned to wakefulness. WAKE UP! When I was… Continue Reading “Wake Up”
Christ in a Mask
When I would stay with my friend Artie for a sleepover – yeah, we probably didn’t sleep much – I can still see in my mind’s eye his picture of Jesus at the door knocking. The thing about this picture was it glowed in… Continue Reading “Christ in a Mask”
A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
The election is over. Some may be gnashing their teeth. Some may be rejoicing. Whatever your political persuasion, it’s been a most frightful season. Is it possible that we can ever put America back together again? I’m reminded of one of our boys’ favorite… Continue Reading “A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”
Sometimes We Do the Right Thing
Any number of quotes come to mind as we move towards All Saints Day, Halloween, and perhaps the most consequential election in a lifetime. All in the midst of the scourge of the greatest pandemic since the so-called Spanish Influenza of 1917-18. While the… Continue Reading “Sometimes We Do the Right Thing”
We Shall Not Be Moved
I remember my geology teacher at Cal. State. Los Angeles, Dr. Ehlig. He taught optical mineralogy, a highly abstruse, conceptual subject. It required the ability to think in three dimensions all at once. And it was held after the lunch hour in a hot,… Continue Reading “We Shall Not Be Moved”
Sixteen Tons of Number Nine Coal
I remember my dad talking about the coal industry of his boyhood home in West Virginia. And while he grew up in a rather privileged home, he did have a sympathetic heart for miners that virtually had no future in the mines. Wages were… Continue Reading “Sixteen Tons of Number Nine Coal”
Tell Me A Story
When families get together, or when we used to get together before COVID-19, it didn’t take long before favorite stories to be shared around the circle. In our family, one of the favorites my brother and I regailed the family with was about our… Continue Reading “Tell Me A Story”
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