Prayer Journal: Time to Mow
Luke 16.19-31: The Rich Man and Lazarus I confess that I do not know just how to effectively love others, to deal with the overwhelming brokenness of all things. The need is so staggering, and anyway, the yard needs to…
About Writing
A quote about writing from Thomas Merton, somewhat connected to my last post (whenever that was): “If you write for God you will reach many men and bring them joy. If you write for men–you may make some money and…
What’s My Problem?
I don’t know what it is with me and writing. Or probably I do know. I don’t know how to love others. I write to receive rather than to give. That seems like a real problem. Here’s a selection from…
Parenting, Am I Right?
If there’s one thing that’s really frustrating about parenting, it’s how painful giving birth can be (I myself had to wake up at like 3am–ouch!). If there are two things that are frustrating, here’s the second: The insights into life…
A Random List
1. I am excited about Ben Shive’s new album coming out soon. Like maybe within a week, for the Kickstarter crew. Little known fact: I was the original drummer in the Ben Shive Circus, as it was originally called. I…
4th of July
My good friend Ben Shive wrote a song that appeared on his first album, The Ill-Tempered Klavier, called “4th of July.” It is a beautiful song, which you can listen to on his My Space page. You can purchase the…
Alton Loses 3,000, Gains 3
Our local newspaper, the Alton Telegraph, has a guest columnist competition. I decided to write something, and finally sat down last night to put something together (you know, since it was due today). The census data just came out, and…
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