Thirteen ways of looking at the garden
After the city, the garden /
is quiet, the leaves green /
enough to absorb every cry.
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Hey God, how about a miracle?
Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me?” (2 Kings 20:8) King Hezekiah was seriously sick when the prophet Isaiah came to tell him to set his house in order because he would soon die. Hezekiah was heartbroken and cried to God for more time. God sent Isaiah…
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Easter us
Praying at a public event has challenges. People might have other beliefs or no faith tradition at all. I consider this when I open meetings with prayer at our Florida retirement park. When prayer respects differences, most people appreciate it. Resurrection mysteries This month Christians celebrate Easter, and every Sunday is a celebration of Easter….
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Of death and pascha
WHAT PERSISTS /
there is the void /
there is the heavy immovable stone . . . -
Hands and feet
If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or clanging cymbal. (I Cor. 13:1) Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. (St. Francis of Assisi) There are 206 bones in a human body. Of these, 54 bones are in…
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A beautiful game
Most of the travellers on the road walked faster than we did. Most were young and in a rush to get to Santiago de Compostela in time for Easter. We were a family of five and kept pace with each other. The cathedral wasn’t going anywhere. And Easter would happen wherever we were. When I…
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Our human insignificance and the One who makes us matter
“As long as we are not quite sure we are unworthy, God will keep narrowing us in until he gets us alone.” Oswald Chambers There’s a kind of loneliness that almost befriends you. A kind that wraps around me, scarf-like, as I ski across the fields. The snow is much like I imagine manna would…
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Why would God give me a near-death experience?
When a random intruder left newlywed Jessica Ziakin-Cook with a severed femoral artery and nearly took her life, some people at church said it was a lesson to increase her dependence on God. But Jessica drew theological conclusions from a deeper well. I met Jessica Ziakin-Cook at the University of Victoria last December, and she…
