Missing the banquetThe same story, always.No room in palaces, ormiddle-class lounges. Sohe goes where fewwould choose to. Down. Among those working for small wages, hemmed in by circumstance, forced to be silent, still,and … [Continue reading]
We are changed as we think with gratitude, giving up unforgiveness and judgment
People can be changed so thoroughly that what you now are bares no resemblance to what you were. I have experienced this myself and seen it happen in others. There is a call in Romans to "Be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Renew, … [Continue reading]
Rhapsody on Learning
I have a new hobby, something I really enjoy doing, which makes me feel fully alive, and that is learning. I love learning new things. I really feel I am springing to happy life during our Christian history course, for instance. When we … [Continue reading]
Dancing with the Lord
Dancing with the LordDancing with the Lord:That’s the way to live;Moving in so closely that I’m guided instinctively.He doesn’t mind my clumsiness, The obvious inexpertise. And when exhaustion makes me stall, I climb onto his feet, … [Continue reading]
Mary Shelley and Frankenstein
Mary Shelley and the Writing of FrankensteinOur family listened to Frankenstein on CD during our last week in France. Coincidentally, given the imminent explosion of the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Frankenstein was written during the "volcanic … [Continue reading]
What do you Want? John Chapter 1.
What do you want? … [Continue reading]
Walking around Oxford on a Dreamy Sunday Evening
Zoe and I enjoyed a walk around Oxford at dusk on Sunday. It's a funny place, all the colleges with their wooden doors, with an inset door half-open, offering a view of arches, doorways, secrets. It's a place that both beckons, entices, and shuts … [Continue reading]
How to be Blessed
The Humming Bird in Nicaragua is an emblem of blessing. Blessing is what we all want, God's incredible multiplying, exponential blessing on our lives. And one way we get it is through the principles outlined in Scripture: give and you … [Continue reading]
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