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“The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.” – Albert Einstein “Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” – Socrates “We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.” – Ray Bradbury “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for ourContinue reading “Awakening To Acts of Wonder: Knowing Meaning in a World Reduced to Meaninglessness”

“On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.” (Luke 24:1) As was the case with Christian celebrations around the world, my church spent this past Sunday in the resurrection narrative. Being in the Gospel of Luke (each yearContinue reading “On the First Day of the Week: Awakening To the New Creation Reality”

“I’ll keep the promises I made to the Lord in the presence of all God’s people, in the courtyards of the Lord’s house, which is in the center of Jerusalem.” (Psalm 116:18) “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning…Continue reading “The Friday They Call Good: Reconsidering a Popular Phrase”

“By this gospel you are saved… For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance- that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures… If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has notContinue reading “Finding Resurrection in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners”

I’ve gotten busy at work (not a bad thing), and realized that this space was very much neglected over this past week. Which means I’ve got an endless stream of thoughts and stories running through my mind at the moment. This is the shape of life. I’m reminded of why this space is important, asContinue reading “The Act of Becoming- Psalm 118 and the Movement of Palm Sunday”

Waiting is an act of hope, a way of being present with expectant anticipation of God’s redemptive and immaninent life, always with us and waiting to emerge again and again. – Elizabeth Caldwell (Pause: Spending Lent with the Psalms) In the fifth week of Lent, Caldwell invites her readers to reflect on the idea ofContinue reading “Lent as Pilgrimage: Learning to Wait in Hope on the Journey From Exile To Renewal”

We’ve reached the end of the first quarter. I recently took the time to reflect on my reading journey thus far in 2025. You can find that in a recent post in this space. I thought I would do the same thing for my journey in film. The Oscar Films As is true every year,Continue reading “My Film Journey In 2025: First Quarter Check In”

Reaching the end of the first quarter, I thought I’d take a look at where I am in my reading journey thus far in 2025. Note some relevant threads, some hightlights/lowlights: As has been the case in previous years, I started things off with the next book in Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before the Coffee Gets ColdContinue reading “My Reading Journey in 2025: First Quarter Check In”

Every year my Church walks through a Gospel, beginning with Advent and ending after Easter. This year we are in the Gospel according to Luke This mornings passage was on Luke 18, which Scott Mcknight’s commentary titles the “Two Redemption Parables.” I was struck by the ways this passage connected with this weeks reflections forContinue reading “When Will the Kingom of God Come: Love of Jesus, Love of Enemy, Love of Justice”

(Major spoiler warning for Jaume Collet-Serra’s 2025 release The Woman In The Yard) “It’s tough, you know, being a person.” (Fran, Sometimes I Think About Dying) I’ve been working through Lois Daniel’s book, How To Write Your Own Life Story: The Classic Guide for the Nonprofessional Writer in 2025. I had just finished writing aContinue reading “The Woman in the Yard: Exploring What Thoughts of Suicide Really Are”