On Love and Death

On Love and Death

Love. Not the romantic kind we spend so much of our young(er) lives obsessing over. And not the conditional kind, given out with the full expectation of receiving like in return. Instead, I’m talking about the Jesus kind, the love thy neighbor kind, love that has the power to change the world. So when we … Continue reading

Now Showing!

Now Showing!

In the halls of the Museum of Natural Art, one artist, known simply as I am, is wowing the crowds with His immersive, abstract creations. “Breath-taking!” “Masterful!” “Beyond all measure!” One critic even noted that after a most recent viewing, his life had been unequivocally, irrevocably, transformed. I dare say, that although there are many … Continue reading

In the Gray

In the Gray

Are You there, God, my God, are You there? Do You hear me, Lord, crying out to You from within the hidden depths of my heart? Can you see me, down here, under a thick covering of cloud, floundering, blundering, and blind? Everything is so damned gray. And in that doubting part of my mind … Continue reading

A Day Unlike Any Other

A Day Unlike Any Other

It was a day unlike any other, as we strode alone in silence and still, aware to none other but the breath of the forest in us, where tireless carpenter ants tunneled in the hollow of a trunk, and a tree squirrel looked upon us the way curious squirrels do when they turn tail-up and … Continue reading