Seeking the reconciliation of heaven and earth
A couple of years ago I read a beautiful short story by J.R.R Tolkien with the odd name Leaf by Niggle. It tells the story of Niggle, an obscure painter living in a fictitious rural setting. Niggle is not a particularly talented painter, but he loves painting landscapes full of trees. If he had a… Continue reading The Time That is Given Us
"And what will I myself be at that hour, when I am only myself and nothing else? My whole life long I have been nothing but the ordinary routine, all business and activity, a desert filled with empty sound and meaningless fury. But when the heavy weight of death one day presses down upon my… Continue reading The Vanity of Busyness
Last year when writing a series focusing on how genuine Christian community can counteract our growing political polarization, I wrote a post on the loneliness epidemic that many modern societies around the world are experiencing. As I researched the topic of loneliness, I was overwhelmed by the mountain of information I found regarding the both the impact… Continue reading A Meditation on Loneliness
During this past year of global pandemic, social unrest, and a divisive, fractious election, I suspect nearly everyone has at some point in time said to themselves "When will we go back to normal?" And certainly during the lockdown in April-May (at least that is when the lockdown occurred here in northern Indiana) when work,… Continue reading It’s 2021…..so when is life going to be normal again?
Our Father who is in heaven, may your name be treated as holy. May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.Matthew 6:9-13 LEB One of the… Continue reading On Earth as it is in Heaven
On Earth as it is in Heaven 