October 2011
3 posts
Imagining a Growing God
JOAN: I hear voices telling me what to do. They come from God. ROBERT: They come from your imagination. JOAN: Of course. That is how the messages of God come to us.
– G.B. Shaw, St. Joan
I am only a few weeks into my time at St. John’s, but I have already discovered one of the great privileges of this...
On Waiting
Here she sat and saw her day as hurdles got through… Well, good, now that’s over, that’s over. What was she looking forward to, what bonus was she hoping to get, when this, and this, and this, was over?
– Alice Munro, White Dump
Our second child came on December 5th. Now, almost five years old, she is our daughter, Miriam. But, in November of 2006, she was something else. A paradox....
The Surprises of St. Francis
The blog rides again! After a little hiatus, during which we got half of our stuff moved (there is a whole second truck yet to come from Vancouver), I am back in the preaching saddle. I gave this homily on Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd at St. John’s Cathedral in Spokane, WA – pretty much my first “official” action here as the Cathedral’s curate.
For those of you who are serious church nerds...
