Hard to say where it comes from. The Greeks thought it came from the gods, from the muses. I suppose I still think it does, from God, from sources of creation and spirit that He oversees and delivers in mystery, in conversation, in idea and image. My son is no doubt being inspired even as …
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 …
Family Time
Chicago went well. Read about a dozen actors for the Willow Creek Leadership Summit shoot in May, had a great time planning with the producer/DP of the piece, and then spent some good time with my friend Steve Pederson of Willow Creek Drama. Yesterday, the Cincinnati leg of the trip began with meeting Anjie and …
Hunger, Cowardice, and the Embrace of the Other
Poverty. How does it get to be such an abstraction? 6.6 billion people on the planet, 1.4 billion of them "food insecure." Over 900 million suffering from severe hunger. 16,000 children die everyday from hunger related causes. 1 every 5 seconds. Abstraction. 11-12% of the people in Washington State and the U.S. food insecure as …
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Thoughts on Gifts
The ravaged paper is in sacks to be tossed (if the trash man ever comes again), ribbons and bows worth keeping have been culled to be kept in a box for another round at birthdays or next Christmas, and the shirts and sweaters and new journal and the other things have been stacked and carried …
JEFF BERRYMAN 