A functional faith: the Struggle is Real
I want a functional faith — not just a faith of works, but a faith that works. a faith that works out, a faith that works for, a faith that functions. I want a faith that does, while I am doing other things, faithfully. a faith that works its way into my day, along my […]
Out of the Dust There is Life
When my girls were small, I had magical healing powers. I could kiss a scrape or bandage a cut and presto! It would be “all better.” They would smile and go back to playing. Today, these girls are young women, and I no longer have that power. They spend their days working hard in places […]
Is life erasable or indelible?
If I could write the words of life in pencil and not pen, erase that bit, re-draft that part, try out that ending, then… Penciled in, not permanent, what a better life I’d live. Take some chances, try stuff out, Oh what I wouldn’t give. Wait, that pencil is right here, it’s sharpened in my […]
Consumer or Producer?
What’ll it be today… Will I catch everything tossed at me, And throw it back real hard? So they know I’m no pushover; I can give as good as I take? Will I consume everything set before me Chew and swallow, mop up the gravy, Because I’m a member of the clean plate club, and […]
Activism or Love in Action?
I was an activist way before is was trendy. Today, an activist is: “One who takes vigorous action or pursues involvement as a means of achieving political or other goals, sometimes by demonstrations, protests, etc.” If you are taking action toward your cause or your goals, you’re an “activist.” It seems like everyone in America […]
Sudoku life
Monday’s are easy. Everything falls into place. A breeze. By Thursday, Few blanks are easy. Some are barely discernible. Plenty have dual identities. I’m stumped. How I wish life fell into boxes. First this, then this. It doesn’t. It’s waiting.
Into the Desert
The sea has parted forming a wall of water on both sides and a commanding voice booms, “You may paaasss.” That’s how I have always pictured the scene as the ancient Israelites marched, en mass, through the red sea on their way out of Egypt. I imagine Moses at the helm, smiling triumphantly, exuberantly and perhaps […]
How Long Does it Take to Grow Up?
Mommy, when you are a hundred, will you be as tall as the clouds? This, my little daughter asks me from her seat on the swing in our backyard. Her sweet up-turned face looks past me to the billowing clouds overhead. To her, growing up means growing taller so she can reach the monkey bars […]
The Message Our Body Brings to Life
Does it surprise you to look at these two photos, side by side? The one on the left is among the tiniest of miracles, a cell in the brain. The one on the right is perhaps the grandest of miracles, the universe. Their similarity is striking. It’s all a matter of scale… and perspective. One wonders […]
Is God Good All the Time?
“God is good …All the time!And all the time …God is Good!” Ah, the call and response of a faithful people. We like knowing how to respond. But do we believe it? Is God really good all the time? for the parent who’s just lost a child? for the man who’s just received a dire diagnosis? […]