What follows is an edited version of my meditation for Christmas eve worship. As we worship here tonight, we heard the words of Isaiah 1, confirmed by the words of the angels in the Gospel of Luke 2, which show us who our savior is. Jesus is the “prince of peace” Now Biblical “peace” is…
Month: December 2016
The Value of Worship
Christmas is on a Sunday this year, and I’ve been hearing a good deal of chatter about what a “problem” this creates. There is an assumption people won’t come because “Christmas is family time 1.” This notion of a Sunday Christmas being a problem is actually a sign of a larger problem which spans across…
Indoor Basil
I was doing some dishes after lunch yesterday and caught sight of the basil plant my daughter has grown from a cutting. I glanced at the plant during the narrow window when the low December Sun illuminates it perfectly. The green of the leaves, combined with the nice shadows, caught my interest. So I ran…
Rogue One – A Review
Monday night I was able to head out to the theater to see Rogue One: A Star War Story. It’s been a week since the movie has come out so this is not a spoiler-free review. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, you have been warned! The Positives Rogue One is not a “saga”…
Unpacking The End of All Things
This scene marks the end of my pre-existing material for In The Land of the Penny Gnomes. From here on out, we’re sailing into barely charted waters. Some big things are revealed in this passage, let’s unpack. The Down Side Every government contract has a down side. In Nobody’s case, that down side was the…
Fiction Tuesday – The End Of All Things
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Will didn’t like the sound of Nobody’s pronouncement. Neither had Sindy, who wheeled angrily toward her father. “And what do you mean by that?” “Hmmm? Oh, well, yes. There is a down-side to every government contract.” “Dad, what did you do?”…
