A while back I had to have a few tests done for my heart (I wrote about my heart stuff here). The
Truth: Grackles.
I stepped out into the quiet of the early morning, the sun hidden behind a dense fog that had settled low and
Waters.
can you imagine this? Almost weekly, for almost three years I have walked, passed that big bowl of water – dust settled
This Life.
We’d planned to have dinner together, Chelsea May and I, but because I was on-call at the hospital, she was to meet
Truth: Not Advocating.
Earlier this week, Chelsea May and I waited patiently in a building’s lobby as a morning game show played on the TV;
Truth: Heart.
Nearly two weeks ago I passed the Bible Content Exam – a feat that has taken me four times to complete. As
Truth: Man.
There was a question posed on Reddit this past Sunday: “Men of Reddit, what’s a thing that can be scary about being
Truth: Remember?
“Remember your baptism!” said the old man with arthritic hands, bellowing from the pulpit. “Remember…” I sat in the pew, head
Truth: Choices
Not too long ago my girlfriend and I were making our way to the store and I posed this question: “If you
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He spoke of silently weepingafter he had climbed to the top of Mount Sinaiand witnessed the rising of the sunquickly light up
Truth: Opposition
Recently I went before my presbytery to move forward in my ordination process and had to face a variety of questions about
Truth: Burning.
Villa Grove is a dot on the map, not even a stop – it’s simply a place people drive through, and while
Truth: On Leave.
Out of character, I’ve been pretty defensive lately, keeping my guard up with the people around me. Part of it is because
Truth: Prayer Practice
As a child, when I would visit my grandparents on school breaks, there were a few things that I could always count
Truth: Intent
Last night I attended my first last worship service as a seminary student. It was quite the affair as it was the
Truth: Always.
One of the things I’ve learned in seminary (or adjacent to seminary) is to be aware of patterns that occur in life