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The Pathos of God
We in the modern, secular age aren’t quite sure how to talk about evil. Over the past of our human history, we’ve thought of those actions and events destructive of the human enterprise and flourishing in many ways. One of the earliest can be… Continue Reading “The Pathos of God”
What’s My Line?
When I was a small child, maybe fourth or fifth grade, our family would gather around our old black-and-white TV to watch our favorite evening fare. It was still our original TV bought in 1949 or so. A little round screen and rabbit-ears antenna. … Continue Reading “What’s My Line?”
We Have Found Him
There’s a saying that comes out of the Buddhist tradition about encountering one who claims to be the Buddha. “If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.” Because he is not the genuine article, the Real McCoy. Nothing but a fake and… Continue Reading “We Have Found Him”
First Star I See Tonight
Many of us know that children’s rhyme, “Star light, star bright — First star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might…” We gazed into the sky while the sun slowly sank below the horizon of trees and housetops. The clear… Continue Reading “First Star I See Tonight”
Hey Mary,Whatcha Gonna Call That Baby?
As many of you know, I’m sort of grumpy about the commercialization of the most gracious day that rolls around this time of year. Christmas is the celebration of God’s inbreaking into our often too pathetic human affairs. It’s not for commercial “Christmas creep”… Continue Reading “Hey Mary,Whatcha Gonna Call That Baby?”
A Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
On November 18, on a clear, bright morning sky, the Starship, one of SpaceX’s efforts to launch humans towards Mars, hurtled into space from the Texas Boca Chica launchpad. Within minutes of launch, failure of the main booster to separate led to the termination… Continue Reading “A Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly”
Mostly Silence
In matters of the heart, when it comes to what deeply counts for the soul, Advent is mostly a season of Silence. Oh, there is much background noise, grey noise. Like the traffic outside my hotel room in New York City at night –… Continue Reading “Mostly Silence”
A Vision Glorious
If you’re my age, you know where you were. You know where you were when JFK was shot in that motorcade in Dallas, Texas. You know where you were when Dr. King was gunned down on that balcony outside his second-floor room at the… Continue Reading “A Vision Glorious”
One Lord, One People
As I often say, I especially love All Saints Day because with grateful hearts we receive the blessings of God through the lives of so many who have built us up. These are the ones who’ve helped us to thrive. Or like my 11th… Continue Reading “One Lord, One People”
Whose Head is on this Coin?
Again, I’m amazed at how uncanny it is that the Holy Spirit seems to continue to be working in overdrive. This past week I just got our taxes in under the wire – with all that was going on we absolutely had to get… Continue Reading “Whose Head is on this Coin?”
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