I love this quote. Speaking of his book Ruthless Trust, Brendan Manning says this: “The underlying premise of this book: the splendor of a human heart which trusts that is loved gives God more pleasure than Westminster Chapel, the Sistine Chapel, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, the sight of ten thousand butterfiles in flight, [...]
Entries from March 2007
March 31, 2007
God Thoughts
In several conversations this week, I called God terrifying. The overwhelming response of people encountering the Shekina Glory of God in both the Old and New Testaments was one of sheer terror. We forget that God is not human. The coming of the Christ brought Him near and gave us His image in flesh, but [...]
March 30, 2007
Shifting Looks
Sorry about the constant shifting of Web site designs. One of the things about WordPress is that they have a nice selection of templates, and I’m still hunting for the one I like best. This one still seems bright and readable, and the other one (the black background) all dark and brooding. I’ll keep it [...]
March 30, 2007
Listening…
I’ve been focused on seeing, carrying my camera around, annoying my friends and family by constantly framing some piece of the visual field, often asking them to be a part of it. I’m finding my default mode is to zero in on something random: a table and three chairs, the surface of the wet street, [...]
March 28, 2007
Sailing, Puffs of Wind
A good friend of mine likes to talk about sailing. In fact, it is his chief metaphor for the spiritual journey. He sees himself sailing over a wide, wide river, strong currents buffeting the keel, substantial winds demanding respect, and quiet eddys of energy asking to be paid attention. There is a destination in mind, [...]
March 27, 2007
Casino Royale and Sensibility
Sunday night, I finally got a look at the new James Bond. Having never been a huge Bond fan, I didn’t have much of a stake in watching it, but the DVD was sitting there on the coffee table, and I thought I needed a break, so I threw it in the player and sat [...]
March 26, 2007
St. Pauls’ Ten-Page Play Festival
Yesterday afternoon, between 75 and 100 people spent some four hours watching and participating in readings of plays in a surprisingly happy event: St. Paul’s first Ten-Page Play Festival was an absolute joy. Plays by John Longenbaugh, Robert Neblett, La’Chris Jordan, Julie Newberry, Sean Patrick Leonard, and yours truly, as well as by another half [...]
March 24, 2007
Wrongly Imprisoned
A friend of mine sent this to me yesterday. A man named Eric Volz, a friend of a friend, has been wrongfully imprisoned in Nicaragua for a crime he didn’t commit. After reading through the various pieces posted about this event, it seems overwhelmingly obvious that this man is innocent of everything except being American. [...]
March 23, 2007
Jesus Camp
Anjie was coming in late from Milwaukee. I was going to be up past midnight anyway, so after a long day of writing and doing taxes, I settled in to watch a documentary I’d heard lots about, a film I’d frankly been dreading. Jesus Camp, a film by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, chronicles a [...]
March 22, 2007
My Photoblog
I’m moving everything to WordPress, and since I’ve taken up photography as a hobby, I’ve decided to create a place to put my photos. I needed a blog so I could comment on the whys and wherefores of what I’m doing with them. Just FYI… Here’s the link. It will also be permanently linked under [...]
