In my fifty-six years on this planet, I have had thirty addresses in seven states. This nomadism didn’t start with me; my mother’s parents moved all over Wisconsin, and my father saw the world during World War II. They married in his tiny South Dakota hometown, and arrived in Sioux Falls while Mom was pregnant… Continue reading Of Finding Joy in Stability
Month: April 2013
Of Questions and Answers
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. It was a simple question, really. As John’s Gospel notes, Jesus already knew how he was
Of Friendship, Fishing, and Food
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. “Come, have breakfast.” Such simple, loving words. The apostles were lost without Jesus, as John reminds us in today’s Gospel reading. In fact, Peter and some of the others who… Continue reading Of Friendship, Fishing, and Food
Lenten Learnings
And now, we are in the beautiful season of Easter. We always know how the story of Lent ends for Jesus and our salvation, of course, but we’re never sure how any particular Lent will end for us. Will we be able to say “mission accomplished” when it comes to our Ash