After an incredibly long week of work, Anjie and I settled in at an unairconditioned theatre on the UW Campus to take in a rare treat - an afternoon of one-act plays. We know one of the MFA grad students in the Professional Actor Training Program at the University of Washington, and we were there …
The Devil Made Me Do It?
Anybody remember Flip Wilson? Check it out, it's still pretty funny. Tomorrow at the NW Church, I'm going to be talking about how Jesus took on his enemies, what he did in relation to them, what action he took. As in what verb did he practice. Needless to say, the first enemy to talk about …
The State of Hunting Grace
For those of you have asked about Hunting Grace, the follow-up to Leaving Ruin, I can only tell you that it is languishing on my shelf at the moment, a big sprawling book that is complete, but not even close to right. The writing process is strange. Leaving Ruin tumbled out quickly, in less than …
A Fan of Cats
Years ago, I listened to a musical on cassette tape that I just thought was very cool. I never saw that musical live until last night. Never saw the Broadway production, or the touring company, although I have seen the filmed version of the Broadway show. So last night, as I walked with friends down …
Shining Forth
A few thoughts from the morning meditation. "The Son is the radiance of God's glory..." Hebrews 1:3 Reminds me of the Christ's encouragement to let our lights shine, from Matthew 5. I'm into verbs these days--the tension between being and doing notwithstanding--so I'm thinking, "to radiate." Merriam Webster online has it like this: "to send …
JEFF BERRYMAN 