Sadly, what I wrote this time last year seems to be the most appropriate words to post today. With one small edit I repost from last year. – The spontaneous ceasefire on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in 1914 came about as British, Belgian, and French soldiers put down their weapons and climbed out of theirContinue reading “Kenosis – Self-emptying of God”
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That time of year! Three for One!
This is a week when many travel to be with family and friends at the time of Thanksgiving. For many it is a return to the place of their birth, their childhood. These places hold so many memories, Yet when we return it never looks or feels quite the same or as we expected. EvenContinue reading “That time of year! Three for One!”
Inscape and Landscape
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of introducing a good friend to this view point on his first trip to Scotland, commonly known as The Queen’s View. As I took the photo I was pleased to capture Schiehallion in the distance. The following has been written about this 3500ft hill. “Its shape, location,Continue reading “Inscape and Landscape”
“Let America be America ….”
I turn today to the words of Langston Hughes. His words are always fresh, provocative, and inspiring. We cannot be the same person we were before, once we allow his words to enter into our heart and soul. I offer just a few verses from his poem Let America Be America Again. He never didContinue reading ““Let America be America ….””
Autumn
This is such a beautiful time of year and how I long for it year after year. At last the hot days of summer are past and the biting cold dark days of midwinter have not yet arrived. Readiness though is in the air, and the trees themselves are making ready as they shed theirContinue reading “Autumn”
“I wish we never had to wish”
Earlier this week I stood in line to cast my “vote” in early voting. The line was long, stretching outside of my local library. Once inside the library, the line wrapped around the perimeter of the book shelves. I felt fortunate that as I passed the shelves for preordered books there was one with myContinue reading ““I wish we never had to wish””
“Askernishing”
Askernish, is on the west coast of the island of South Uist, too small to be named on the map above. Yet here on the very western edge of Europe you will find the most unexpected and delightful golf course. https://www.askernishgolfclub.com/ The history of this course is another story! The former American poet laureate, BillyContinue reading ““Askernishing””
We calculate the outsides of all things,
It is sometimes said that vision is more important than sight. In other words, although we see things we lack “vision” to see the real possibility. Sometimes we busy ourselves calculating the outside of things, never bothering to truly measure or imagine what might be below the surface if only we could ponder longer orContinue reading “We calculate the outsides of all things,”
The Ad-dressing of Cats
Over the past few weeks there has been a lot of chat about “cats” in the ether! As if we didn’t know enough about Taylor Swift, we now know the names of her cats, Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson, and Benjamin Button! The poet T.S. Eliot grew up here in St. Louis, although in adult lifeContinue reading “The Ad-dressing of Cats”
Fog -“the opposite of Pentecost”!
It may come as no surprise to you to learn that my desk diary is the Faber & Faber Poetry Diary 2024. Each week contains a poem and as I turned the pages into October, there it was, a poem by Christopher Reid from his book Toys/Tricks/Traps entitled Fog. As he describes fog descending toContinue reading “Fog -“the opposite of Pentecost”!”
Prayers, Poems, and Christian Ponderings 