Category: faith

Words and Deeds

This is short today, and a freebie: it matters that we use words. It matters that we listen to what … More

When Home Is Gone

I’m seeing something recently that is new to my vision, and that is the homeless. Yes, of course I mean … More

To Wrestle with the Angel

Today I participated in a hands-on seminar led by James Whitfield, CEO of the Leadership Eastside organization. We went through … More

Entertainment Matters

We usher at the local theatre about once a month for live productions. It’s our “date night,” and we generally … More

To Study Portuguese

When I was younger (well, any day in the past is when I was younger, but stay with me here), … More

Prayer to Persephone

Today’s post is just poetry, this time from the sublime Edna St. Vincent Millay: Prayer to Persephone by Edna St. … More

I’m Just Here to Dance

I had an interesting question the other day: are Christians good? The subject came up because there is a defense … More

Trying Every Doorknob

What do I do about the things that I see that I think aren’t right? What do I do about the situations where injustice occurs, where oppression is maintained, where there is no room for the human and the person and the needs to be understood, much less addressed? So much is a giant system that is rolling on unchecked, and all I have are these small tools and weak commitments that are easily broken by adamant obstacles…

In the Fields of the Lord

I guess I’m on a kick of listening to acoustic, and finding intriguing (for me) albums that have that just-right … More

Believe

Something I think about every so often is how we are sometimes two people. We are people who think we … More

The Barley Soup Recipe

So this was a tasty dinner tonight: barley soup, from a recipe a friend gave our family for Christmas (along … More

New Year, New Labels

In thinking about the last year, I’ve struggled to place myself theologically. I am raised Protestant, became a Christian through … More

Feats of Clay

Our heroes are flawed. Our villains have moments of redemptive grace. We live in a complex world, where we cannot … More

Come, Desire of Nations, Come

Come, Desire of nations come,Fix in us Thy humble home;Oh, to all Thyself impart,Formed in each believing heart! Merry Christmas, … More

Does History Matter?

I’m involved in life, like many people, and one thing that fascinates me is how we forget our past when … More

Who Then Is My Neighbor?

(ETA: A much better response can be found here: https://mereorthodoxy.com/and-who-is-my-neighbor/) If you’ve been around the New Testament to any great … More