Speaking of the Trinity, someone once said that it’s not about two men and a bird. According to the liturgical calendar, today is Trinity Sunday, and my guess as to why it’s this particular Sunday goes something like this: we have finally acknowledged the three persons. God the Creator is always present; we have traveled … read
There are many Gregg Neel-isms, little phrases he likes to throw out every now and then, and one of the ones that drives me crazy is this: Don’t just do something, sit there! It makes me nutty when he says that because I am a do-er; I like to do things, accomplish things, fill up … read
James Baldwin once observed, “To be with God is really to be involved with some enormous, overwhelming desire, and joy, and power which you cannot control, which controls you. I conceive of my own life as a journey toward something I do not understand, which in the going toward, makes me better. I conceive of … read
Why do you suppose so many people find the twenty-third psalm so meaningful? You know it – The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for … read
Every so often I look at our dining room table and let out a big sigh. I do not think it will ever get cleaned off. It’s the place where we eat most of our meals. It’s also the biggest horizontal space in the house, so the mail and the newspaper and backpacks and stuff … read
“Show me your scars, and I won’t walk away.” In high school, I had a teacher who had the scars of a severe burn on his face since his own childhood. A huge visible red area. Every time he walked in the room, that was the first thing you would notice about him. I’ll never … read