I have no idea why I go on these Sabbaticals from blogging, but let's see if I can put some thoughts together. I'm here in Calgary, Alberta, doing a four-night run of Leaving Ruin at Val Leiske's Fire Exit Theatre. It's always a joy to get to do the play several times in a row …
Early Morning Meditation
Reflecting on life with God this morning, wondering not so much what God is like, but rather, what is living with God like? What is the experience of following God? Jesus said his food was to the will of his Father, and went on to say in John 17 that this was very life, to …
The Kingdom of God
Sitting here in my office watching the rain. My mind is whirling with thoughts of God. Racing, is more like it. As a speaker/teacher, whether I'm dealing with acting or with scripture, one fault of mine is that I want to tell it all, all of it at once. I am a macro thinker, looking …
Preaching Soon
It's a Sabbath Day, and the air is cool. I was just watching a spectacular sky, translucent clouds moving in opposite directions against the blue. I can't really say why I haven't been blogging lately. Blame the workload, I suppose. It's big these days, my experiment in scheduling still very much on track. 8 hours …
Nineteen Years
Last night, my mom reminded me...nineteen years ago today, my father died. My sister called me that afternoon (or was it morning), a call that was not unexpected, seeing as how I'd said my good-byes to him a couple of weeks earlier. Jimmy Joe Berryman (1934-1988) suffered from leukemia, and I'd been called to Texas …
JEFF BERRYMAN 