Hush. There’s Hope.
The windows are open, filling the room with sweet spring green beauty and the symphony of birds. There is a hush to this day. And then sirens in the...
This isn’t about the Uproar.
This week, a man went on trial for murder. Eight of them. Seven infants. One woman. This week, there was an uproar that more was not made of the...
Vulnerable (willing).
This isn’t really a story, but more about the beginnings of one. Call it a diary entry – or a pledge – or a reminder to not be afraid....
In the Deafening Silence.
Rooster crows. Doves cry. Hammers ring. People jeer. Voice cries out. Thunder echoes. Stone scrapes. {deafening silence} Stone scrapes. Doves cry. One weeps. One speaks. People cheer. It’s Saturday....
30 Pieces.
If I had one last meal, I wouldn’t spend it with the person I knew would betray me – Love does. ~ Bob Goff They’ve been with Him...
Father of the Hand-written.
There is not one who slips by unnoticed. There is not one who is anonymous to Him. Every name, every face, every small detail. He knows. All divinely hand-made,...
The Perfect One. (to Ian)
Yes, most of the posts on this blog – in the section marked “life” – are about this ChristStumbler. The stories are about things I’m being taught as I...
Self-Sustained.
The sun warms the ground below me as I lie on the grass and stare into the vast South Texas blue sky. Around me, the stone walls of the...
Courage in the Unfinished.
There are moments when life seems to flow from the pen in beautiful poetry and prose, and there are times when it feels more like an unfinished sentence –...
Frail. Wispy. Smoke.
The fields are on fire. In places like Guatemala and Uganda, the white plumes rise like tufts of air-spun cotton across the countryside as the farmers burn to prepare...
Becoming Quiet.
Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you...
Jerk. Fool. Idiot.
I watched the interview last night. The one with that guy – you know, the one who cheated and lied and wronged people and thought he would get away...
