Lately, I've been a bit nostalgic for the way things were when I first started blogging. That was back in 2008 and let me tell you, it's no small thing that I've stuck with this thing all these years. I usually try something new, get the hang of it, and them I'm done and off to the next thing. Maybe …
Mystery, Theology, and Eschatological Confessions
On our last night in Texas, David, Glynn, Jennifer, Laura, and I walked the dirt road from the Great Hall to Lodestar (in Texas, houses have names). It was pitch dark, and if we hadn't been together — if I'd been walking the road by myself — I would have been terrified. I know this because I had …
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If Writing Is Your Calling, Part Two
This weekend, I'll be in Texas for the Laity Lodge Writer's Retreat. I was thinking it would be wonderful if we could all meet there together. But, we all know that's not possible, for many different and very good reasons. I wondered, however, if you might like to know a bit about how a retreat like …
If Writing Is Your Calling, Part One
Tomorrow, I'll leave for Texas and the Laity Lodge Writer's Retreat. I was thinking it would be wonderful if we could all meet there together. But, we all know that's not possible, for many different and very good reasons. I wondered, however, if you might like to know a bit about how a retreat like …
Grip-Challenged
People say my cousin looks just like Muhammad Ali. They're probably right, but I've known him far too long to see the resemblance. He's my older cousin and the only boy on that side of the family. When we were younger, I pretended he was my brother . Since I'm the oldest in my sibling set, he was my …
What Does It Mean To Have It All?
When I reach over to flip the switch that turns on the garbage disposal, the machinery jumps to attention and water in the kitchen sink swirls counterclockwise down the drain. I rinse a cereal bowl under the stream of warm tap water and reach behind me to place the inverted bowl on the top rack of …