Reflections on Good Friday
I’ve always been a bit ambivalent about the stories surrounding Easter. I remember as a child listening to adults talking in solemn and hushed tones about the death of Jesus, and wondering how I was...
View ArticleSometimes I Dream
Sometimes I dream that I’m watching a girl drown. The water is deep and dark, the current is strong yet gentle, almost caressing her. It seems to be a slow-motion drowning, lacking in drama and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Angry Birds Easter
While sitting in sacrament meeting today singing, “O Savior, Thou Who Wearest a Crown”, I had an epiphany. It was all clear to me–I could finally see the connection between Angry Birds and the Gospel....
View ArticleA Peacemaker
I want to start with this great quote (from this post), one I go back to over and over and over again: Because listen – here’s the thing. After my wrestling match with God, I wasn’t really exhausted...
View ArticleDeath on a Friday Afternoon
Selections from Richard John Neuhaus, Death on a Friday Afternoon: Meditations on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross (Basic Books, 2000). “Christians call them the Triduum Sacrum, the three most...
View ArticleSome Easter Reflections on Receiving Gifts
One of the movies produced by the church that I actually rather enjoy is Nora’s Christmas Gift, partly because even though it has its cheesy moments, I like Nora, who is funny and real. But I also...
View Article