Artworks of Jesus are uncountable. But the human man never sat for a sculptor or painter. Every piece is an imagination. The artist takes the gospel truth and tradition (hence Jesus always has thick long hair — where is bald Jesus?!), then it is all filtered through our cultural lens. We can never fully let […]
Read more "Blue"The Friday after Thanksgiving we put up our Christmas Tree. Decorated and Lights. As always the kids were excited. Especially Ezekiel. The next morning at 6:30 E was at my bedside waking me, “Dad, there are no presents!”… “uh… huh, what?” (beyond groggy)… “We put the tree up, but there are no presents!” The little […]
Read more "Tree’s Up, Where are the Presents?"I poured a cup of coffee, but before I could sit down at my computer, Meg had a task for me. So the coffee sat down while I went to get a ladder. She was up on the counters stringing lights and Ezekiel was playing in the fake snow (actually couch stuffing we bought years […]
Read more "Cause and Effect"“I just wanted to sit in your lap.” Thanksgiving in a pandemic. Meg roasted a turkey and made broccoli cheese casserole. She skipped homemade gravy and followed Granny’s recipe (it is best when poured out of a can!). Pink stuff was door dropped in advance. Then our family of six sat down to feast. A […]
Read more "A story of Thanks"Yesterday in elementary school carline someone cut right in front of me. Of course they had a Jesus sticker. It seems they keep the rush in Christmas — not sure about Jesus. When our Preschool Director, Robbi, heard about it, she respond, “Maybe they should keep Christ in their driving.” The church gets worked up […]
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