I'm posting a series of essays as preparation for my upcoming ordination council. You can find these at http://bit.ly/1ps22J Here is an excerpt from "who is Jesus and why does it matter?" the king thing? We have no idea at all, even though Christ as sovereign Lord is where an understanding of who Jesus is… Continue reading who is Jesus
Month: August 2009
A tale of three fathers
Personal influence on art and craft (Note: there is a brief video of me lecturing on this topic on my professional blog. You can view it here.) “In my beginning is my end.” T.S. Eliot In his classic essay "Why I Write" George Orwell says we write for sheer egoism, aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse and… Continue reading A tale of three fathers
old flames
I’m not much of a “what if” guy. I never spend a lot of time thinking about what would have happened if I had made other choices. It’s probably the Calvinist in me. But sometimes I run across things that remind me of what those choices were. I reconnected with an old college crush on… Continue reading old flames
the daysman 