Painfully Hopeful

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Of all the musical instruments we use in worship, the one which I personally enjoy the least is the pipe organ. That’s not to say I don’t appreciate the amazing nature of the instrument. A proper pipe organ, after all, is calibrated to resonate specifically with the structure in which it is housed. When a…

Fiction Tuesday – Heart of the web

Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link Walter’s eyes opened in alarm, and then narrowed in anger as he turned on Kaitlyn. “You told her?” Kaitlyn met Walter’s gaze, eyes narrowing to nearly mirror Walter’s own face….

Prayer

At Central we take a nod from our liturgical brothers and sisters and make our prayer time “of the people.” Given that we are who we are, this takes on a rather odd format, but is nevertheless endearing to me 1. This image was captured just as prayer time was beginning, and our prayer leader…

Blessing

I have to admit, this might be a strange image for “blessing” to anyone who has no history with the objects in frame. Why a choose a weathered chair and table to image this theme? It’s because these objects are from my childhood home. My parents are downsizing and have no need of this table,…

Doubt

Doubt is, interestingly enough, one of the key components of faith. It is the experience of walking through dense fog, fearing you are lost and alone. Occasionally, the fog will lift and you get your bearings, and realize just how close God has been. Then the fog descends again, and the faithful is called to…

Wonder

Even in our techno-centric, over-developed, world we are surrounded by nature. Even in the midst of winter, as the sun begins its too-early descent to the horizon, there is still the green of life to be found. You just need to know where to look. You also need to dare to pause and see it….