“Will you get me a Gatorade?” “What color?” This conversation plays out in my house almost every day. We keep a case of the sports drink in our garage, and […]
Their resumés would have been a bit thin: Names: James and John Previous employment: Net menders, fish catchers, wave riders; Zebedee & Sons, Inc. Education: Not exactly Relevant experience: Disciples […]
And Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown.” – Luke 4:24 (NRSV) Jesus was preaching freedom. But for a people in chains, claims […]
Grill-chef Jesus, recently risen from the dead, had all he needed to make a hearty breakfast for his grieving friends. He wanted to both comfort and empower them, to feed […]
“For all that has been, Thanks! For all that will be, Yes!” Dag Hammarskjold wrote this affirmation in January 1953, a few months after becoming the second Secretary-General for the […]
In a small museum in Assisi hangs a crucifix from 1236 by Giunta Pisano. My guide had told me to look for it because it’s famous for being the first […]
Where I live it is not uncommon to lose electricity to blizzards, thunderstorms, or high winds. Our electrical lines are above ground, and all it takes is one fallen tree […]
The YA fiction writer John Green redeemed nerdiness for us all. He said that a nerd is simply someone who gets excited about things. I wish I’d known that 30 […]
Beyoncé has a song with lyrics (which I’m taking out of context): “Some call it arrogant, I call it confident.” It being one of my theme songs, I often reflect […]
In the initial story of happiness, choices, and paradise lost, Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden. They didn’t have to work or worry about what to wear. […]
