I promised myself not to do this. I really did. I’ve been bitten far too many times to get suckered in to the trap again. At least, that’s what I told myself. I’m actually excited to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I don’t care that the prequels were bad, or that J.J. Abrams’ last…
Category: Thoughts
December Rose
After the attacks in Paris and Beirut I created an image which imposed the flags of France and Lebanon upon a hand outstretched in welcome. And then comes California, and I wondered what to do. Part of me thought I should create a collection of these images. Each time I became aware of a mass…
Where’s the hope?
Driving home today I spotted some Christmas decorations adorning a house around the corner from mine. Prominently displayed in the set up were three words – Peace, Love, and Joy. As decorations go, I’ll take prominent displays of these words over all the inflatable Santa Clauses on the planet. These words also match up nicely…
A Foggy Walk
This morning I was about to pour the rest of the contents of my French Press into a travel mug when I looked out the window. There was fog. Not a faint hint of cloud which makes you believe your eyes must still be out of focus from sleep, mind you. This was fog –…
A NaNoWriMo Thank You
I still have two sections I’ll be writing for Welcome the Valleys before NaNoWriMo closes out. Between the post-holiday snoozing and having extra family in the house, however, I wasn’t able to sit down and focus on the story yesterday. So, given the season, I wanted to take some time to give thanks to all…
New life, a reason to give thanks
In the twelve years I’ve been the pastor at Central Baptist Church in Palmyra, the church has been through a great deal. We have lost members to death, moves, and transfer. We’ve seen new friends come, only to be swept away again as their life-situations changed. We’ve struggled with the questions, “Who are we?” and…
