Honoring My Sabbath
Next month will mark six years since I began blogging on a weekly basis. Over the past six years, I haven’t missed a Sunday. I’m rather proud of that record, although my intention is not to brag about this accomplishment. On the other hand, I recognize that it takes a...
If Necessary, Use Words
Words are my stock in trade. They are a necessary and integral part of how I make my living as a writer and editor. But, sometimes, I also intentionally don’t use words. Words are definitely not my central method of communication when we visit our friend at the Eloy...
Wrestling in the Light and Growing in the Dark
Two weeks ago I reflected on twilight. This week I’m going to venture into the dark—but probably not in the way you’re expecting. Tucson, Arizona, where I live, theoretically has the darkest night skies of any city its size in the US. Light-pollution ordinances were...A Different Kind of Lenten Journey
I thought I knew what my Lenten journey was going to look like this year—but I was mistaken. I thought I was so busy and distracted that, as I wrote last week, my Lenten discipline was to simply rest in God’s presence. I thought that I needed to find balance in work...
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