We Call it Good

Lazarus died.  Mary and Martha were beside themselves, because they knew Jesus could have healed him.  But Jesus was off doing other ministry, healing other people.  And their brother died.  And he was dead four days before Jesus finally showed up. It’s in this story that we see the sorrow of God described in the…

Holy Ground

The Cathedral of Notre Dame is burning.  Parisian mourners are gathered around the city singing hymns as they watch their beloved landmark engulfed in flames.  Reports are coming in of the contents of the historic church, what was saved and what was lost.  And all the world for a moment remembers that we as humans…

Human

From the dust of the Earth arose a being.  Particle by particle, forming into bones and muscles and sinews and skin and hair.  The environment was perfect, full of all kinds of fruits and vegetables that would feed this being. There were trees that would provide shade, fresh water streams that would quench it’s thirst. …

The Next Chapter

What now? When dreams die and you’ve grieved and given them proper burial and paid your respects. What happens next? When life as you know it has changed so radically you don’t recognize it anymore. Who are you? When it turns out you aren’t who you thought you were, who you tried so hard to…

Dusty People

It is from the dust of the earth humankind was created.  When we chose to disobey and decide for ourselves what we would call good and evil, God told us we would toil in the dust until it grew the food that would sustain us.  The serpent was made to slither in the dust. Life…

Scarred

    A few weeks ago, I met a plastic surgeon at work.  He immediately noticed the scar on my face and started asking about it, and offering to do something to fix it.  I told him about my accident, how it was 20 years ago and I’d been told that was probably the best…

Daily Bread

“Give us today our daily bread.” Not tomorrow’s bread.  Not the bread for next week.  Just today, the bread we’ll need for right now. When Jesus taught the disciples to pray, this line brought to the forefront of their minds a particular part of their story as Jews. Moses led the Hebrew people out of…