Forgiveness
This past weekend my wife and I took a driving tour of the back roads of northeast Texas and southeast Oklahoma. We saw beautiful scenery, quaint small towns, and rural lifestyles–any of which I may comment on in later posts. At one point we passed a small rural church with a letter-board marquee out […]
Genius
Never am I more fully aware of my ineptitude than when encountering genius. This afternoon, my wife and I spent a few hours at a local arts festival. Some of the booths displayed photographs professionally mounted and framed by local photographers. I appraised the nature and power of the pictures for sale in each […]
Communion
I can be outraged by the church (which I mentioned in my last post) and still cherish it. Remember, I’m a “both/and” person who holds my opposing views and emotions in tension. They are interwined like threads of a cloth, each giving strength to the other. I am repulsed and I’m drawn. Whenever I […]
Outraged
I am currently reading a novel that highlights the abuses of the Church in a particular moment of history. The story began with violent abuse of native people in New Mexico by sixteenth century Spanish conquerors. In itself war and subjugation of people is horrific enough. However, when destruction is justified by proclaiming it […]
Both/And
“Either/or” thinking has never been appealing to me. People argue, “Either you think this or you think that, but you can’t think both.” Others will argue, “Either you feel one way or you feel another way, but you can’t feel both.” These are people who know what they think and know what they feel. […]
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