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(painting by John Dunn, available here.) (This piece of fiction is loosely based on Luke 19:28-40 and is told from the perspective of Simon the Zealot who I imagine being asked, along with Philip, to go to Bethany to get the colt for Jesus. Here’s hoping...
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I do not think that the opposite of imagination is reality. Far from it. The opposite of imagination is cynicism and boredom; they are influences that deny reality (cynicism) or escape it (boredom). They blind us to the beauty of human experience or...
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Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash If the weather-watchers are correct, we’re due for snow tomorrow and possibly more on Sunday. Snow in March isn’t unusual, but it’s definitely unwelcome. Arriving just as the world starts to sing its wake-up...
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Last Friday, I took a few minutes at the beginning of class to ask my Christian Spirituality students how events like the school shooting in Parkland, FL impacts their lives. “What’s this like for you guys?” I asked. “I know...
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Prayer . . . is listening to the voice that calls us “My Beloved.” – Henri Nouwen My husband wakes, alone, in the early morning dark. While the rest of us sleep, he lets the dog out, rekindles a fire in the wood stove, and turns on the coffee...
