A Little
“Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.” – Plato
Continue readingMull of Kintyre
(Words and Lyrics by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine) Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the seaMy desire is always to be hereOh Mull of Kintyre Far have I travelled and much have I seenDark distant mountains with valleys of greenPast painted deserts, the sun sets on fireAs he carries me home to…
Continue readingGod of This City
I find it easy to sense God on a mountain top, in a forest, under a blanket of stars, or on a beach. It is sometimes harder to sense God in the city. Cars roaring over asphalt and concrete, buildings towering to the sky, and lights blotting out our ability to see the stars make…
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Hummingbirds and Giraffes
Last weekend we enjoyed the hospitality of some friends at their cabin. They have many hummingbirds coming to drink from their feeder. Sadly, while we were there, one of these beautiful birds flew into the window and lay stunned on the deck. We were able to get a good look at this amazing creature. They…
Continue readingUprooted
In Beyond Homelessness, Walsh and Bouma-Prediger speak of the writings of Barbara Kingsolver. In Speaking of our contemporary patterns of uprootedness, Kingsolver says that the urban “exodus from the land makes me unspeakably sad. I think of the children who will never know, intuitively, that a flower is a plant’s way of making love, or…
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