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Serving Mammon
On Marketplace last night, Kai Ryssdal stated the unspoken obvious: “Guns are a business. A big business multi-billion dollar business in this country.” I’m reminded of an epigraph from Myth...
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Brothers
I once was able to escape entirely into books, and could leave the world behind until one was done, no matter the troubles troubling my heart. My brother, a mere 15 months younger than I, crumpled his...
View ArticleFaded Fluorescent Light, Dirty Tile, and an Enveloping Sound
One humid summer night, passing through Maryland on a long road trip, I stopped for gas and a pack of smokes. In those days gas stations weren’t often open at all hours; when they were, they were...
View ArticleThe Trouble with Populism
Good piece by Sohrab Ahmari in the New York Times today. (Shame he blocked me on Tweeter after I suggested he might be an idiot for all the shilling he did for Trump. He’s not a moron, usually, but...
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Almost Heaven
Climbed the fire tower on Sounding Knob with some of my children this morning, and after overcoming the vertigo looked out over the oldest mountains in the world. And one of the oldest volcanoes.
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While It Was Still Dark
I’ve been thinking about this verse from Sunday, and particularly about “while it was still dark,” as the preacher attempted to make a point about the depths of despair. Now on the first day of the...
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Giving Up
Beware this trap. I’ve been in congregations of varying size, the largest of which was Catholic. The second largest of which was located at the intersection of I-71, I-275, and Fields-Ertel Rd., and...
View ArticleReady, and Waiting
A firm opinion I hold regarding the Church as an institution is that it must be present, be consistent, and be ready to meet people wherever they are. This means open, unlocked doors. This means...
View ArticleThe Beloved Family of God
Sunday, September 10, the 15th Sunday after PentecostReadings: Ezekiel, 33:7-11; Psalm 119:33–40; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:11-22 We are the adopted children of God Siblings fight. Eventually,...
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Extraordinarily Ordinary
Sunday, December 24, 2023, the Fourth Sunday of Advent Readings: Genesis 18:1-15; Luke 1:5-56 Almost from the time the leaves begin to yellow, we begin thinking of the upcoming holidays: All Hallow’s...
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