God is most present in this moment
If endings are for gratitude, and beginnings are for faith, what are middles for? Or are there middles? As I keep pressing into Now (my One Word 2015), one thing…
Read moreBe today who you want to be forever
There are a good many things which would not be worth bothering about if I were going to live only 70 years, but which I had better bother about very…
Read moreAre we scared of the wrong things?
I opened the back door. The rabbit froze immediately. Terrified, I could tell. I’ve had that look in my own eyes. But what he didn’t know was this: There was…
Read moreWhat time is it? Now
I have some friends who really live in the now. More than anyone I know. And it’s bad. If they don’t need an item today, they give it away, not…
Read moreAre you a new one?
Ms. Willie is always our last visit. She lives on the top floor of the public-housing apartments that Kay and I deliver supper to on Wednesday afternoons. With everyone else,…
Read moreFasting or feasting? An approach to Lent
The going-away party is this weekend. Am I looking forward to it? Or am I dreading it? I’m not sure. It’s not for a person. It’s for a house. The…
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