Beauty
The locals say Lake Atitlan in Guatemala has no bottom. In reality, no one seems to know how deep it actually is. There is an aura of mystery and awe associated with this beautiful lake. It is located in the cupped hands of mountains and volcanoes that surround it in all directions. The early morning sun paints pink […]
Worship
This morning I worshiped at my church. Several hundred people gathered in a large auditorium designed, no doubt, by some of the finest architects. Polished wood beams supported the high ceiling. Sunlight illumined the space through stain-glassed windows. A high-tech sound system magnified the voices of the worship leaders and those of a robed choir. […]
Comfort Zones
Sometimes I sit at my computer to write a blog entry and realize I have little to say. No new thoughts have surfaced in the previous days. It frightens me. When I stop reflecting, I feel like I’ve stopped living. My mind-numbing routines sometimes deaden my perception and awareness of God and truth around […]
Parallels
Moments of clarity startle me at unexpected moments–standing on a street corner like Thomas Merton (see last post), getting up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, or sitting at a ballgame surrounded by thousands of strangers. These thoughts are like dandelion seeds casting about in the breeze. Occasionally, one lands on me. I […]
Mundanity
I was going to create a new word today–mundanity (muhn-dan-i-tee). Unfortunately, it has already been invented, though it is still quite obscure. Try running it through your spell checker and see what happens. Once again, my quest for fame, my desire to rise above the mundane is foiled by some super-mind before my time. […]
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