"That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works" (Psalm 26.7, KJV)
Last weekend the skies cleared after over a week of rain. The sun shone, warming the earth and drying up the yards and puddles. People, extra-cooped-up from the stay-at-home ordinances, came out to walk the sidewalks, play in yards, draw… Read moreThe Redemption Project – Darkness (and Light)
On our walk last night on an abnormally warm March evening, Leanne asked me what I thought about Forever. Earlier in the week, we’d watched the limited series “Forever” on Prime during dinner. It was an enjoyable show, and I’d… Read moreThe Redemption Project – Forever
Amidst all the news, all that continues to change with every passing moment, I almost missed that equinox occurred this past Thursday. In a normal reality, I might have given more notice to such an early spring. Equinox is that… Read moreThe Redemption Project – Equinox
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about liminal space, a place in-between where things seem uncertain. I struggled with that particular post, and in the days that have followed, something about it didn’t feel right. I was honest, but… Read moreThe Redemption Project – Liminal Space (Reprise)
Lent calls us to confession. We’re supposed to look deep, set aside our denials, and speak aloud the things we’ve been hiding from ourselves and from others. I have been forced to admit just how hard it has been to… Read moreThe Redemption Project – The Mire
I’m learning to pay attention to thing that crop up during the week. This week it was the term liminal space—a time between one thing and the next. Jesus, following his Baptism, goes into the Judean wilderness for forty days… Read moreThe Redemption Project – Liminal Space
Luke 16:30-31 And that one said, “No, Father Abraham. But if someone from the dead may go to them, they will repent.” But he said to him, “If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be… Read moreThe Chasm – Lent 2014 – Week 6
Luke 16:27-28 And he said, “I beg you then, Father, that you might send him to the house of my father. For I have five brothers, that he might warn them so that they might not come to this place… Read moreThe Chasm – Lent 2014 – Week 4
Luke 16:22-23 And it happened, the poor man died, and he was carried by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried. And in Hades, lifting up his eyes, himself in torment, he… Read moreThe Chasm – Lent 2014 – Week 2
Luke 16:19-21: And there was a rich man. He dressed in purple and fine linen celebrating all day sumptuously. And there was a poor man named Lazarus—thrown at the entrance—covered in sores, desiring to be satisfied with the fallings from… Read moreThe Chasm – Lent 2014 – Week 1