Followers of the Asterisk…
“The truth shall set you free.” The words of Christ to those who believe in Him to understand what it is to be his disciple. These days the truth seems harder and harder to find.
Lunatic Justice
“The absolutely unpardonable thing was not (Jesus’) concern for the sick, the cripples, the lepers, the possessed… not even for his partisanship for the poor, humble people. The real trouble was that He got involved with real moral failures, with obviously irreligious and immoral people: people morally and politically suspect, so many dubious, obscure, abandoned, […]
Some days are better than others…
“The early American Indians had a specific last rite of passage before a boy would become a man. On the night of his 13th birthday, after his testing though trials of hunting, fishing and scouting; he would be placed in the center of dense forest to spend the entire night alone. In the woods, thick […]
Not as we expect…
“I grew up with six brothers. That’s how I learned to dance – waiting for the bathroom.” – Bob Hope Waiting. We’re all waiting for something. Many of us are feeling the middle of a specific timetable. When we look at our experiences in life, much of it is spent between places where we know, […]
Reflection and Illumination
“Previously, my main motive in life was to do a painting of myself, filled with bright colors and profound insights, so that all who looked upon it could be impressed. Now, however, I find that my role is to be a mirror; to brightly reflect the image of God through me.” – Philip Yancey It […]
Worthy of so much more…
“Man, I gotta be honest with you, I’m not looking for that. I’m looking for something bigger. I’m looking for a dare to be great situation.” – Lloyd Dobbler Many of us may only remember the culmination of Lloyd Dobbler’s greatest moment, holding high above his head the blaring words of Peter Gabriel’s “In your […]
The Joys of True Liberty
“The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep’s throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of the word liberty and precisely the same difference prevails […]
Uncommon Decency
“The absolutely unpardonable thing was not (Jesus’) concern for the sick, the cripples, the lepers, the possessed… not even his partisanship for the poor, humble people. The real trouble was that He got involved with moral failures, with obviously irreligious and immoral people; people morally and politically suspect – so many dubious, obscure, abandoned, hopeless […]
A Monopoly on Evil, a Republic of Peace
“If the fact of my adhering to laws does not further the goal of my life, which is to know Christ Jesus and live his gospel, then merely external conformity does little if anything.” – John McKenzie Culturally, we like to make war when it comes to what we believe. As a society we like […]
Beauty will save the world…
“I never asked God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder and He gave it to me.” – Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel What is miraculous these days? What levels have we achieved in solidifying our concrete understanding of an ever-changing, ever-amazing universe? Have we progressed too far in turning theories […]