Been reading a bit about David Foster Wallace today. In my circles, quotes from his famous Kenyon College commencement address, “This is Water,”
are often deployed. Was glad and saddened to learn more.
Photo: Wikipedia
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Something beyond comprehension happens to the crucifixion of Jesus when it gets turned into “Good” Friday. That something is the resurrection, which transforms crucifixion from hideous injustice into redemptive event. That transformation does not undo the hideousness or permit us to put paid to the cross. No, resurrection makes the crucifixion all the more unjust and hideous – and redemptive!
Read the whole reflection from Scot McKnight. It’s worth your time.
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Guitar players, like myself, believed for years that these artists had access to futuristic tools and production tactics that were out of reach for the ordinary musician.
The opposite was true.
As a musician, this post by the ever-insightful C. J. Chivers on how “process wins every time” really resonated.
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Yesterday I witnessed my sisters and brothers in Christ:
joyfully welcome newcomers,
pray with compassion for those that are hurting,
labor toward unity in the midst of disagreement,
dream about God’s calling and plans for our church,
be honest about insecurities,
give thanks to God,
show up early and stay late,
pray and praise,
encourage each other,
take members home from the hospital,
give rides to and from church to those that can’t drive,
visit the grieving in the midst of their own grief,
deliver furniture to those in need,
bless children,
–basically, be the hands, feet, presence of Christ.
Sundays can be exhausting days for pastors. Yesterday was especially long for me, but looking back on what I witnessed–I feel so grateful to be able see in so many ways how God is working in and through his people.
Photo by Steward Toliver of one of our parishioners, Jason Hensley, serving as an acolyte as he does most Sundays. Here he is lighting candles, a symbol of the light that Christ shines on us and through us into the world.
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Good morning! Last bit of Escudo I’ve been aging since 2020 in a St. Paddy’s Day pipe from Missouri Meerschaum
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Thursday morning pipe. Three Nuns. I know it’s not the same as it was, but it’s interesting to note this was C.S. Lewis’ preferred brand.
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A glimpse from today’s visit to the Desert Botanical Garden.
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Started listening: The Hiddenness of God by Michael C. Rea 📚
