Night before last, I dreamed of a guy who's been showing up in my dreams lately. He's not terribly threatening on a visceral level, but his intent is to kill me. It's not malicious particularly, and when I see him coming, I am more curious than afraid. He can't be described but is easily recognizable. …
A Small Re-Start
Just to say I've begun, a piece of verse that struck me this morning...after a poor Monday... I would go near thee--but I cannot press Into Thy presence--it helps not to presume. Thy doors are deeds; the handles are their doing. He whose day-life is obedient righteousness, Who, after failure, or a poor success, Rises …
Headed to Dallas
I'm headed to Dallas this afternoon to do some training with my Mission Alive friend, Tod Vogt, who is doing some ministry/life coaching training. I'm not sure how this came onto my plate, but since I've been pursuing it a bit, I'm liking the implications. There is a lot of talk of discipleship swirling around, …
Pre-Preacher Thinking
I'm not preaching this morning, so I've been up thinking, as in the old days. Not to say I don't think anymore, but the kind of thinking I did pre-preaching and now are somehow different. This morning seemed like the pre-days, and my journaling was a bit more like spelunking, discovery...not so much trying to …
Beauty Arriving
"Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face..." You never know when a face is going to show.... I have always enjoyed teaching acting. There's always a small voice in the back of my head wondering about the whole notion of memesis, the old Greek idea of imitation, and the various means by …
JEFF BERRYMAN 