A potentially good thing happened to me this morning, actually a potentially great thing. It has to do with a longtime rift with someone I love very much, and an indication the ice may be thawing. The situation has been the subject of many prayers, mine and those of some friends. It seemed appropriate to offer… Continue reading Of Tongues and Lips
Category: Memoir
In the Dark
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
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.