There is, in today, a tentativeness. There will be for some of you a remarkable celebration. Large crowd, large concert. Pipe organ. Bright lights. You will feel amazed. And amazing. Then there will be a conversation with someone and you will say, “What happened to that feeling?” There will be for some of you a […]

Shakespeare and the Bible have a lot in common. Almost everyone in America (at least) has heard of both. Most people have heard something from each: Shakespeare in school, the Bible at a funeral or a wedding. Images from both have worked their way into our cultural metaphors. And both are more known of than […]

For the last forty days or so I have been thinking about this post. Since I wrote about what to give up for Lent, a post that got a lot of traffic, I have been thinking about a Good Friday post that would do the same. Something like, “Why is Good Friday Good?”  Or, “How […]

(This first appeared August 10, 2010.) I’ve been trying to decide how to write about Jesus washing the disciples’ feet. Last fall, I hinted at a feeling of entitlement among the disciples, just a moment of it. I think it was too much of a hint. So I’ll be less subtle. Confidence let Jesus be humble. Deservingness causes […]

Not the city. The editing software. A month ago, we bought Sony’s Vegas Media Studio HD Platinum (affiliate link). After doing a bunch of projects with Windows Movie Maker, the free editor that comes with Windows, we spent less than $99 and got a real editor. Why did I wait? Because I’m cheap and I’m proud. […]