I am so tired of losing. Every major candidate I voted for last week lost. Again. I mention that not to raise a political agenda, but an emotional one. I feel exhausted by losing over and over. Teresa and I were part of a church start in Fort Worth years ago. We poured ourselves into … More Losing or Letting Go?
For Lent this year I’m trying forgiveness. Forgiveness of others. I’m trying to say it every day: “I forgive you,” as I picture someone who has harmed me, someone against whom I have hatred. (Now, I know we’re not supposed to “hate” people — our very Christian parents hammered that into us, so that … More Lent 2024: Dirty Forgiveness
I’ve been meaning to write a blogpost about patience, but I’ve had trouble taking the time for it. I spent an hour this morning in a medical office waiting room for my turn to bleed into a vial — routine lab work. I arrived fairly early, having fasted so all the tests would work. The … More Patience, Life, and Love in a Waiting Room
These days my mind is trying again to wrap itself around the idea of Divine love — surely the hardest of all theological concepts to comprehend and live within, deep down in our souls. I know the truth of unfailing Divine love in my head, but the notion keeps unraveling, slipping away in the warp … More Imagining Love
An Ever-Flowing Stream 