When I look around my room, And my eye lights on mess, And my actual word count And writing goals Bear no resemblance, And my day is slipping away And I am barely writing You know what I think most … [Continue reading]
Sanctification, Or The Weight of Glory
Image Credit Relentless pressure Turns mud, clay, coal, rock, And the bones of dead creatures Into diamonds and rubies, Jewels of this earth. Ah, and when we invite him in, The inexorable one, The tireless … [Continue reading]
Thoughts on the Puzzling Parable of the Ten Minas
Luke 19 11-271 God gives us almost infinite freedom. The master says, “Put this money to work until I come back.” How should the servants do that? They are not told. God leaves us free to choose how we use our gifts, like loving parents … [Continue reading]
In Which I Boast of my Weaknesses
Paul describes “a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me.” Three times he pleaded with the Lord to take it away from him, but Christ simply says, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Perhaps … [Continue reading]
Picturesque Saarburg and the Saar River Bend (Photoblog)
(guest post by Roy Mathias) A few photos from our recent trip to Saar region of Germany: The old town of Saarburg, The Saar River Bend Nature Reserve and a nearby tarn. The medieval part of Saarburg in built on small hill by the Saar river. The … [Continue reading]
Some Ways To Trick Yourself Into Writing When You Don’t Want To
Writing on a laptop with WiFi is so sub-optimal. There are myriad distractions. When, every Sunday, Rescue Time, an app I use, tells me how much time I have spent on Facebook, Twitter, other people’s blogs and online newspapers and … [Continue reading]
Thanks by W.S. Merwin (A gorgeous poem for Thanksgiving)
Listen with the night falling we are saying thank you we are stopping on the bridges to bow from the railings we are running out of the glass rooms with our mouths full of food to look at the sky and say thank you we are standing by the water … [Continue reading]
Giving Thanks at Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a beautiful and psychologically healthy holiday. Imagine, a whole day devoted to thanksgiving. And here’s my grateful list for the year: 1 Roy who is thoroughly enjoying his early retirement, and finding an outlet for his … [Continue reading]
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