Psalm 139 – “23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 19 – “12b Forgive my hidden faults. 13 Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not […]
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Zoom Out: Big Content (Musing)
I was thinking this evening about how, on Youtube at this very moment, I could look up instructions and how-to’s on just about every conceivable task. I could find out how to (and have in fact looked at resources for all of these things in the past) re-flower my Christmas cactus, rebuild a Honda motorcycle […]
Continue readingJesus’s Experiences (Musing)
In keeping with the Nativity theme from last post – It’s so easy to forget important aspects of Jesus’s experience and life that would have been significantly affecting, especially during His growing-up years and on the way His community would have seen Him. Let’s not forget – His was an outright scandalous beginning. His young […]
Continue readingThe Space Between Reality and Consensus (Musing)
Last night during an interesting conversation with a very learned pseudo-family-member of mine, I tasted a new and interesting phrase that I haven’t heard before: “The space between reality and consensus.” We had been talking (aka he had largely been talking – I didn’t have too much to contribute) about current economic trends – cryptocurrencies, […]
Continue readingWhy Were They Alone? (Musing)
I enjoy this time of year because it prompts thinking about Jesus’s origin story. I don’t experience this every year since it’s easy to zone out a little bit when you hear a story retold that you’ve heard 4,000 times, but this year something stood out to me. Why were Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem […]
Continue readingDoes He Understand? (Musing)
Practicing this morning being open-handed with God. Taking a moment to re-offer into His ownership and control all the things that are most precious and important to me. If you haven’t tried that or done it recently, it’s scary and hard. Surrender is scary and hard. But it’s a way I try to make my […]
Continue readingYear’s End 2022: Nesting for Winter
Hello all, Since I last wrote, there has been one snafu, one unexpected flight, one long road trip, and one newly occupied room in my recent history. I’ll detail them very briefly and catch you up to speed. The housing situation I thought I would move into upon arriving in Denver, Colorado at the end […]
Continue readingFall 2022: Back on the Road (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Colorado)
I’m sitting in a sun-lit lounge car on a northbound Amtrak train. We passed through Vancouver, Washington, maybe thirty minutes ago. We’ve enjoyed a stunningly summery purveyance of the lands between Eugene, Oregon and (unless something crazy happens) Seattle, Washington where we’ll arrive in hopefully 2.5 hours. This morning I woke early and sat in […]
Continue readingFall 2022: An Oregon Spell
Hello all, I write while leaning on the “breakfast bar” (didn’t know that was a thing) in a gorgeous kitchen in Walterville, Oregon. I’ve been living in this house for almost three weeks, which seems simultaneously longer and shorter than my perception would suggest. Since I last wrote, I’ve traveled through five states. I spent […]
Continue readingFirst Hours in Oregon (Prose)
There are mountains here, but you can’t see them. “Is that all smoke?” I asked as I climbed into the black Ford Explorer in front of me in real life after summoning its avatar form in Uber. The sky was heavy and sick-looking. Kevin’s face was kind and young and apologetic. His flecked sandy hair […]
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