I am a discerning eater. That’s what I call myself. Others call me picky. Nancy and I were at a retreat house, disconnecting from technology, from schedules, from other responsibilities. Walking into the library on the first night was a gift. There were books that I knew but hadn’t read. There were books unknown to […]

When I was in junior high, I made a big deal about being able to understand the King James Version.  I remember my adolescent pride in being able to understand the 1611-flavoured language. Know that the Living Bible was a paraphrase rather than a translation. And, more recently, being annoyed at all the editions of […]

I’m flipping through my Moleskine. I’m finding sentences and paragraphs that have the potential for posts but haven’t found 300 words yet. I’ll let you fill in the words. The good news of Easter is that it is more like the 4th of July than Groundhog Day. If we want to fill every nook, every […]

If you think you had a hectic weekend, imagine Peter’s. Supper. Denial. Despair. Darkness. Death. Silence. Summons. Sprint. Wander. Wonder. OMG (Ghost). OMG (God).

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 […]