Category: Your Daily Tripod

Of Signals and Signs

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Signals. Generally, we obey them. The light turns green, we go. The fire alarm goes off, we look for the nearest exit. Our hearts flutter strangely during the… Continue reading Of Signals and Signs

Letting Jesus In

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” So he… Continue reading Letting Jesus In

In Praise of Predictability

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Predictability. We might say we like uncertainty, thrive on the fact that our lives are never the same one day to the next. But uncertainty drains us. It… Continue reading In Praise of Predictability

Of Mercy, Hope… and Elections

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Less than a month remains of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. And yet, many of us have been unable to summon up even a modicum of mercy… Continue reading Of Mercy, Hope… and Elections