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. It is one of the most soul-stirring moments in film, the point in 1962’s The Miracle Worker when the young Helen Keller, played by Patty Duke, blind and… Continue reading “Rabbouni”
Category: Your Daily Tripod
Being a Light to All Nations
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. A women’s retreat, in another state. During some down time, near the end of the weekend, several of us started talking about our government jobs and the difficulty… Continue reading Being a Light to All Nations
“What Is Pleasing to Him”
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. “Because I always do what is pleasing to him.” (John 8:29) I think about a recent day, and am all but ashamed to call myself a Christian. It… Continue reading “What Is Pleasing to Him”
Be Made Fresh
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. In today’s first lectionary reading from Ezekiel 47, when the angel took Ezekiel back to the temple entrance, water was trickling. After the angel measured off a distance,… Continue reading Be Made Fresh