Bringing Light to Life
Between childhood and adulthood the world, at some point, crushes our childhood capacity to dream we can make a difference. When I was ten I realized I wasn’t a good enough baseball player to make it in the big league – this is an acceptance of reality. But the world (a system that leaves God […]
If ever a man was primed for a conversation with Jesus, it was Zacchaeus, whose name in Hebrew means “pure” or “righteous.” I’m sure his neighbors found his name ironic—like calling a drug dealer Doctor, or a bank robber Reverend. As a chief tax collector in ancient Israel, Zacchaeus and his underlings taxed fellow Jews, […]
I’ve now read through the Gospels 84 months in a row. I mention that so you’ll realize how easy it is to repeatedly hear or see something without hearing or seeing it. Last week I noticed something I had missed in the previous 83 readings. Early on in my monthly readings I decided to find […]
As we enter a new year I’m reminded of a short poem by Gloria Pitzer that expresses a problem we all have. She wrote: “Procrastination is my sin. It brings me naught but sorrow. I know that I should stop it. In fact, I will . . . tomorrow. Nothing is easier than putting off […]
Several years ago I found an isolated place where I could sit quietly and listen for God’s voice. A place where I could bask in the wonder of his creation and pray. Cooks Butte Park, a wilderness park on the summit of a hill where we used to live, hosted towering fir trees and a […]