Beyond the sacred page I seek Thee, Lord; My spirit pants for Thee, O living Word! Mary Lathbury, 1877 39 You study[c]the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you … [Continue reading]
Living in a Story Still Being Written
It can take ten thousand years for the light from the most distant stars in our galaxy to reach us. And if the speed of light can be so slow, if its story unravels so glacially, why are we astonished when we fail to immediately understand the … [Continue reading]
Christian Blogging: Ministering Without Preaching
Christians who are digital natives will, quite possibly, encounter two ministries of the Word each week--the Sunday sermon and Christian blogs. A bad sermon tells you what you should do. It lays down the law. Your shoulders hunch when you hear you … [Continue reading]
If you find yourself lacking enthusiasm, explore your childhood passions once again
Isaac, son of promise, whose name meant laughter, didn’t do very much. His main contribution: "Isaac dug again the wells of water that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham; for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of … [Continue reading]
My Fitness Adventure in 52 Habits (Week 3)
I started this because I had to do something about creeping weight gain—17 pounds since I moved to Oxford eight years ago!! Obviously, if I do not do something, it could reach the point that I could no longer go on long walks easily, or explore … [Continue reading]
Loose Change in God’s pocket; a puppet on a string, or? What’s your metaphor for your relationship with God?
I was listening to a Vineyard CD of Songs of Surrender, and reflected on how I have been indirectly blessed by John Wimber, a man I’ve never met. Through Vineyard music; through his wife Carol’s moving biography of him The Way it Was; through the … [Continue reading]
The Voices of Two Financial Planners in my Head. And I Choose
Thus speaks the voice of the world as expressed by Robert Frost’s in this poem, Provide, Provide The witch that came (the withered hag) To wash the steps with pail and rag Was once the beauty Abishag, The picture pride of … [Continue reading]
Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris. And a Musing on what the Arts are Good for
I had a magical Sunday morning in Oxford, watching Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris. I bought the DVD, because it was Woody Allen, without having read reviews. And so I was particularly enchanted. Here was Zelda, as edgy and high-energy and fragile … [Continue reading]
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