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A Tale of Two Leather Jackets
One day, I stopped at a large garage sale. It was quickly apparent that a group of adult children were helping their elderly mother “down-size,” by selling loads of the house’s contents. Among the items for sale, I noticed several racks of men’s clothing, which I immediately assumed might have…
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Unpredictable paths…
I increasingly believe that every choice we make – every step we choose on our journeys (including choices ignorantly made) – have a lot to do with what steps will follow.
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I choose love…
Here’s what I know. The more I love God, the closer I’m drawn to him. The closer I’m drawn to God, the more I see the work still left to be done in me. But, when I feel guilty or ashamed, I tend to hide from God, hiding my sin…
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Bikini Bike Washes
An attractive young woman, wearing a minimal bikini, is washing motorcycles, while the (male, and not so young) bikes’ owners sit back and stare. Actually, the oglers outnumber the bikes being washed. And, I don’t think they are ogling the bikes.
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Post-Easter Pondering
On this Monday after Easter, I thought it might be useful to reflect on what this Lent has meant to me; specifically, what I’ve learned from the discipline of daily blogging.
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Darkness covered the land… (A Good Friday Sermon)
I wonder when the sun shined again. Did the sun return that day, after Jesus was taken down from his cross, or did the darkness remain, as afternoon passed into the night? Was it dark, when they laid Jesus in his tomb? Did the sun rise with the dawn on…
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Offended by Jesus…
If we follow Jesus because it’s logical, or reasonable, or easy, we aren’t really following Jesus. If we aren’t offended by Jesus, even as we follow him, then we might not be paying attention to what he has said.
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To love and be loved…
If my first task is to love God, and be loved by God, and I am faithful to that task, won’t my heart gradually become more and more like God’s?
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