Seeing Clearly in 2020

Happy New Year! It’s 2020, and immediately 20/20 vision comes to mind as a topic of discussion. I can see the appeal, and I think I could stay focused well enough to at least not make a spectacle of myself. But keeping the whole thing framed in the correct contacts might make this whole article … Read more

Everyone Deserves Grace

I’ve recently been thinking about the phrase, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” At first reading, I see it as an admonishment that intentions are only as good as the actions that follow. Upon deeper inspection, that interpretation seems a little nonsensical. It’s a little like saying, “the road to the garbage … Read more

Thanksgiving, Eucharist

There are many times that I find myself at a loss for things to say. Maybe the situation is just too complex, and I can’t find a single thought or phrase that is large enough to encompass it all. Or maybe the situation is simple, but my feelings and thoughts are too complex, and saying … Read more

Messy Things

Anne reveled in the world of color about her. “Oh, Marilla,” she exclaimed one Saturday morning, coming dancing in with her arms full of gorgeous boughs, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn’t it? Look at these … Read more