Love begets love
I know love when I am in its presence. It smiles at me, holds me in its embrace, takes my hand and wants to show me. It asks me why, tells me when, wonders how. It thanks me and nods its approval. Love leaves me smiling. Love begets love. Ah, but I know its enemy, too. […]
How, Lord, do we respond?
“The evil out there will not stop because of the faith in here.” ~ Tom Berlin, Easter 2016 Sermon You can’t just stand on your principles. You must act on your convictions. What will we do that we haven’t been doing? say that we haven’t been saying? to stop what’s not stopping? Renew us, in […]
Who’s Stealing Your Good Day?
“We must be prepared to have certain things done to us.” Well, you don’t have to tell me that twice. Have you seen the way people drive around here? Cutting you off, swerving in and out of your lane, passing you on the right… And don’t get me started on the pushing and shoving at […]
Scaring Away the Dark with my Glow in the Dark-ness
Not looking for monsters under my bed or skeletons in my closet. I’m looking around. Trying to make my deposit. Bring the light over here. There’s darkness all around, Being loud, Being bold, Shouting down, I can’t be told. No need to raise my voice, The darkness nearest me Is within whispering distance, It can […]
Truth, Justice and the American Way
Superman comic books used to be all the craze when I was a kid. I read them. Okay, I looked at the pictures and followed the dialogue. I rooted for the good guy in the cape. The man of steel. Nothing could stop him, except kryptonite, and who has kryptonite? Faster than a speeding bullet, […]
