One day a few weeks back, this book by Father Albert Haase showed up at my place. I knew I hadn’t ordered it, and there was no gift tag in the box. The state where I live has a law that if you get something you didn’t order, it’s yours. I told my Bible study… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Becoming an Ordinary Mystic
Category: Nonfiction
“Better for You to Have One Man Die”
Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! You do not understand that it is better for you to have one… Continue reading “Better for You to Have One Man Die”
Where Good and God Reside
Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Many of you probably did the same things I did during the summer between sixth and seventh grade: took part in the library’s summer reading program; went swimming; did some neighborhood… Continue reading Where Good and God Reside
Sacrificial, Transformational Love
Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. A junior high friend who’s an associate Methodist pastor and college ethics teacher recently inspired quite an online discussion about what made Jesus so angry that he cleared the temple. (The… Continue reading Sacrificial, Transformational Love