I was talking with a friend yesterday...He's got a good job, a great laugh, monstrously awful luck at picking out girlfriends, and some bad choices that have become bad habits. He is, in short, … Read more about Hey you– you’re worth more than your failures, too.
Bodyguarding Jesus?
The firm for which I work had a large event recently, and we've been having a number of celebrities around. Saturday and Sunday I got to work Security for one of these celebrities, a kind, older … Read more about Bodyguarding Jesus?
Hey.
I'm still here. I've heard a lot of stories from people in the last several weeks... good stories, stories that hurt, stories that made us both cry, stories with testimonies of healing and … Read more about Hey.
Everywhere is the sorrow and the pain
Monday was -6 in Chicago (with windchill). It was cold. Freezing. Below freezing. The red line to the blue line (underground transfer), the two minute walk to … Read more about Everywhere is the sorrow and the pain
I’m not Scrooge, but…
I'm not a fan of Christmas. In America. As celebrated by mass displays of consumerism and greed. Etc. I don't know when it started, probably around … Read more about I’m not Scrooge, but…
The Sabbaths of Yesterday
I happen to be writing this on a Monday. Technically speaking, according to my faith tradition and the way I live my life, yesterday was my Sabbath. I... woke up and … Read more about The Sabbaths of Yesterday
When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.
I've been "in church" for most of my life. But for all my worship experiences with so many different believers in different understandings of faith... for all my reading and listening … Read more about When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.
Living in the Tension
I had an insight into a friend's life the other day. She'd just come back from the Chicago International Film Festival's Opening Night showing of the movie Stone, starring Ed Norton … Read more about Living in the Tension
On Love: A Confession
I read this the other day: This is love-- to be entrusted with suffering. (I read it here) And I haven't quite been able to get it out of my head just yet. … Read more about On Love: A Confession
