A torso, transparent, with arms extended to the sides, hangs suspended over the table where Jesus sits with 12 figures, commonly thought to be his disciples. Jesus, also transparent, points… Read More »A Strange Snack
What if? What if I had done this, or you had done that? What if I had made that decision, or you had made a different decision? As John Greenleaf… Read More »A Mother, a Baby and the Berlin Wall
“As vapor rose through the clouds and began to condense, it deposited its moisture on tiny bits of airborne debris, ranging from submicroscopic … nuclei to pollen, spider webs, volcanic… Read More »Saharan Dust and Meteoric Salt
On the day that Dave Schultz was killed, he had the word “kids” written in marker on his forehead and his hand. A colleague asked him about it, and he… Read More »A Daughter’s Generosity of Spirit
“Everybody loves it when people forget their birthdays!” So proclaimed retired Episcopal Bishop FitzSimons Allison many years ago. Such an oversight gives us a chance to form a grudge, hold… Read More »A Cat and the Act of Forgiveness
The other morning, a turtledove called through the winter air. Surprising, at this time of year, with her gentle “hoo hoo.” And insistent — she didn’t call just once or… Read More »The Call of the Turtledove
“Absalom Greer, the eighty something country evangelist had never pulled punches with the town priest. They had been two respectful equals serving from the common ground of one-God-made-known-through-Jesus-Christ, and having… Read More »The God of the Second Chance
Bombs flashed in the dark of the night. Gunshots pierced the air. It was Christmas time, 1914, on the western front in World War I. In the extraordinary opera, “Silent… Read More »Silent Night
Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham; Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham; Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham; Oh, rocka my soul. Dipping and… Read More »Rocka My Soul
Birds! Captain Chesley Sullenberger saw the birds before US Airways flight 1549 hit them in the air on January 15, 2009, blowing out both engines of his aircraft. Clint Eastwood’s… Read More »On the Wings of the Dove
