It is what it is. I read it on a cubicle wall. It’s a country-craft sign with large, cursive script, a script to make one curse. Words to echo the curse. The sign is made to look like it was made on a farm, but it was made in China. And not on a farm […]

I haven’t had much luck believing six impossible things before breakfast. Not even aided by espresso. However, in pursuit of more achievable goals, I’ve been thinking about the nature of invisibility. Many big accomplishments have been made possible by the i-power. Midnight explorations at Hogwarts. Escapes from nasty relatives. Thievery in goblin tunnels with far-reaching […]

A few months ago, during worship, as the congregation was standing and singing together, I noticed something.   My friend, Alan Nesbitt, a music teacher who often leads singing for our church, had his tuning fork stuck in his belt.  He wasn’t leading singing that day, but he still had his tuning fork with him.  My first thought was […]

There is a thought I hear quite often.  It’s presented with such confidence that those who say it seem to think the matter settled.  This is how it goes: humans are most human when they surrender to their appetites and abandon all to instinct.  To resist one’s impulse is to deny one’s self.  Remarkably, this […]