Old Growth

Old Growth

“The unseen root clings cramplike unto Thee.”            ~George MacDonald   Scripture: Romans... Read More »
Godliman Street

Godliman Street

“It is better to be silent and to be.”           ~from a letter to the Ephesians by Ignatius (c. AD... Read More »
I Got a Hammer

I Got a Hammer

If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning, I’d hammer in the evening, All over this land.       ~Pete Seeger   Scripture: Judges... Read More »
Dangerous Crossings

Dangerous Crossings

“Life is mighty chancy at any kind of trade . . .”       ~Rudyard Kipling  Scripture: Psalm 77   I don’t wade across... Read More »
The Weightier Matter of the Law

The Weightier Matter of the Law

“Get rid of everything in your wardrobe that is not white. Stop sleeping on a soft pillow. Sell your musical instruments and stop eating white bread. You cannot take warm baths,... Read More »
You Never Know

You Never Know

From lightning and tempest; from earthquake, fire, and flood; from plague, pestilence, and famine . . . from oppression, conspiracy, and rebellion; from violence, battle, and murder;... Read More »
The Runaway Bunny

The Runaway Bunny

I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears I hid... Read More »
The Place of Rest

The Place of Rest

“With [God's] left hand he governs the world through the ordinances of the word.  And now he has suddenly removed his left hand, and we are committed with an unparalleled... Read More »
Nobody

Nobody

I’m nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there’s a pair of us—don’t tell! They’d banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public,... Read More »
Jannes and Jambres

Jannes and Jambres

Mock on, Mock on Voltaire, Rousseau: [1] Mock on, Mock on; ’tis all in vain! You throw the sand against the wind, And the wind blows it back again. ~William Blake Scripture:... Read More »