“What word would you use to describe life?” Josh says to his daughter.
“Peace,” she replies. “Or perhaps joy.”
After a moment she asks him, “What about your own word for life?”
“You wouldn’t want to hear it.”
No, she probably wouldn’t. The word he is thinking of is “futility.”
Josh, you may remember, is the ex-Christian with whom I [...]
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Into God’s Broad Graciousness
Posted in Discipleship, Faith on Apr 30th, 2008
When I lived on Long Island, I applied to teach a class at the local community college. During my interview, the dean expressed a concern:
“Would your religious background make you rigid?”
Disregarding the fact that this was not only an improper question, but probably also an illegal one in a job interview, I replied,
“No, I believe [...]
Heroic Faith
Posted in Faith on Jan 21st, 2007
For those who believe, no proof is necessary.
For those who do not believe, no proof is possible.
This quotation has been in my mind lately, and I am wondering where it is from. I did an internet search and found it attributed variously to Stuart Chase, Ignatius of Loyola, the Talmud, Edgar Cayce, Benjamin [...]
Oscar the Buzzard
Posted in Faith, In God's Hand on Jul 30th, 2005
Whenever I see buzzards circling in a clear sky, I think of Oscar.
Many years ago, a colleague of my father’s found an abandoned baby buzzard (a turkey vulture, to be exact), took him home, and named him Oscar. Cared for with tenderness, Oscar grew up and learned to fly. During the day he would go [...]
Dwelling in the Realm of Faith
Posted in Faith on Feb 26th, 2005
I have a new chair for my room, a comfortable rocker to replace the folding chair which was there before. The result is that I am spending more time gazing from my second-floor window on the live oaks, the golden rain trees, the roof next door, and the duck pond catty-corner from us.
Today the temperature [...]