Wonder

Wonder

And I looked and, behold, I saw fire upon the mountain. And the fire raged and rolled down and tumbled and All were consumed but none perished. And the brightness of its burning, terrible and fierce, None could withstand. And the whole earth was covered with flame....
Old Friend

Old Friend

Ah, failure, my old friend. How sweet to greet you yet again, To feel once more your cold embrace And gaze into your familiar face.   With smug contempt for all our past, Each time we part I believe the last And strive so hard to leave you behind, But doggedly...
Religion

Religion

I am a pharisee. That is, more often than I care to admit, my values, disposition and behavior more reflect those of this first century religious order than the values, disposition and behavior of the risen Christ. This is most undesirable. Jesus was not cool with the...
Know Me Now?

Know Me Now?

Pondering one of my all-time favorite Jesus “How you like me now!?!” moments: Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. He went to...
W(h)ither

W(h)ither

Blossom of spring, Summer’s full bloom, Richness of autumn, Winter’s plenitude.   Blissful routine, Calamity unforeseen.   Hellious hatchet Severing life from limb Trunk and root; Like heaven’s hammer Falls the hoar frost.   Crystalline tentacles...