Upside Down
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Upside DownJesus was very skilled at turning his disciples’ perceptions upside down, as he did when he told them that two cents given to the Temple by a poor widow was a bigger gift than all the money that came from ...
Saints Now
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Saints NowI don’t think I’m alone in having grown up thinking that the pre-requisite for being a saint was to be dead. But, really, what makes a saint isn’t being dead but being alive. “Saints” is what Paul called the members ...
Tracking the Trip
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Tracking the TripI flew from Milwaukee to Denver recently. Embedded in the back of the seat in front of me was a small TV screen, one of the channels displaying a map of the Midwest. Superimposed was a small white airplane, which ...
Using Both Wheels
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Using Both WheelsAccording to an article in this week’s New York Times Magazine, more people in the United States are praying today but fewer are going to church. Apparently, churchgoing doesn’t necessarily lead to prayer and prayer doesn’t necessarily lead to communal ...
Lost and Found
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Lost and FoundThis past weekend I was reunited with two things I thought I’d lost. The first was my planner, that indispensable book by which I keep my life more or less organized. On Saturday I couldn’t find it, so ...
