Jesus says, “Come unto me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest… learn from me” (Matthew 11) Psalm 42 lays open our inner struggles, longing, wrestling, questioning, and debating- those moments when we or those around us ask “where is our God?” If the Psalmist can […]
Monthly Archives: July 2026
In January of 2001, I ran the Disney Marathon, the flattest marathon in the country. I try to mention that whenever I can. My cousin Tom and I clasped our hands as we crossed the finish line together. Perhaps, because the universe is not always fair, I finished a thousandth of a second ahead. A […]
A week ago, Connie and I woke up every morning and walked to the Ocean to watch the sunrise. If you sit still and listen, the waves resound like a meditation tape, and the pinks, blues, and yellows dance over the wet sand and waves like Monet’s, Renoir’s and Cassatt’s. Silently focussed on the horizon, […]
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