No Rules?
I’m reading “Deeper Than Words: Living the Apostle’s Creed” by Br. David Stendl-Rast. Brother David takes me places that make me uncomfortable. If I am honest, I have to admit that the majority of the time I define myself by how well I follow the rules — my goodness,…
Obtacle to Grace?
Yesterday I was lucky enough to spend a few hours boating along the Connecticut coastline. We started on the Pawcatuck River, down to the coast, over to Mystic and in as far as the second bridge (the one near the Mystic Seaport) and back. The water was smooth, there…
Humility
While visiting western NY state, we took the time to make our way to Chautauqua Institute and take in a lecture by David Brooks (the NY Times columnist.) Mr. Brooks and I often look at the same data and come to wildly differing conclusions. Nevertheless, I found his…
Sixties on Six
We’ve been travelling and taking advantage of the XM radio available in my car by listening to XM 6 — which is all 60’s music. I was a preteen and young teenage in the 60’s — I was a bit young to take off for Woodstock, but not too young…
Sweet Corn and Cucumber Sandwiches: God is so Good!
My neighbor called about 11:45 with an offer of sweet corn. They bought in bulk, and would be freezing most of it. Corn is best RIGHT NOW – so she offered me some. No surprise that I waltzed right over and picked up 4 ears that came home and in to the microwave….