It was dark. Darker than anywhere I’d ever slept before. Quiet too. A friend and I were spending a weekend in beautiful Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, a scenic, arty little community of about 600 residents in the Appalachians. My friend scored us a roomy two-bedroom unit that faced the town square, just around the corner… Continue reading In the Dark
Category: Life in the 50s
Being Christ in Our Lives: Lora Zill
On the surface, Lora Zill and I don’t have much in common: Our politics are different. She publishes a respected Christian poetry journal, Time of Singing; I’ve written one poem in forty-plus years. At The Blue Collar Artist, she blogs about the creativity process; I’m not much about process about anything. She’s an evangelical Christian;… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Lora Zill
Simbang Gabi 2013, Day 9: It’s Not About the Baby
When you think of Christmas Day, the image that comes to mind likely is a placid, peaceful baby Jesus in the manger and Mary and Joseph praying, perhaps the shepherds and some livestock nearby, the star overhead. And if that is as far as you go with your vision of Christmas, you’re missing the point.
Simbang Gabi 2013, Day 8: Refinement
Let’s get it out of the way. We don’t know why bad things happen to good people. I suspect we never will, because in heaven we’ll be too busy praising God to concern ourselves with demanding explanations about things that happened in this life. But still, bad things do happen. It can be difficult to… Continue reading Simbang Gabi 2013, Day 8: Refinement