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Monthly Archives: January 2009
As We Age
Of the four nursing homes in our city, the best is Lenawee Medical Care Facility on Sand Creek Highway. People in other nursing homes have said to me, “I wanted to go to Lenawee Medical, but they didn’t have any … Continue reading
Be Jackson Pollock
In recognition of Jackson Pollock’s birthday, click here to be Jackson Pollock. Move the mouse to dribble color, click the mouse to change color. Enjoy.
A Brief Review of Doubt
I didn’t want to see the movie Doubt, but my brother-in-law recommended it. “It’s not what you think,” he said. I feared it was another movie attacking religion, along the lines of The Da Vinci Code or The Golden Compass. … Continue reading
In Search of Better Preaching
I once preached only using a full written manuscript. I wrote the sermon during the week and read it verbatim during worship on Sunday. This is a time honored way of preaching. Our church’s praise service, though, prodded me to … Continue reading
My Dog Taught Me All I Need to Know About God
In the morning our dog Jazz will stand at our bedroom door and shake her collar. The metal tags clink together and wake us. Or she will snort, her other way of getting our attention. We let her outside into … Continue reading
Someone Else’s King
Ernest Withers, a photographer during the Civil Rights movement, took this striking picture of Martin Luther King Jr. A crowd presses in on King as he glances to his right, his face framed by the backs of men’s heads. He … Continue reading
41 Things Ministers Ought to Know
Jim Martin at A Place For the God-Hungry recently concluded a series on ’41 Things Ministers Ought to Know.’ He published them in four installments. Part 1 (1-10) Part 2 (11-20) Part 3 (21-30) Part 4 (31-41) A gentle wisdom … Continue reading
Alzheimer’s and Capax Dei
The Coalition for Older Adults meets every other month at the Human Services Building on Winter Street. Forty representatives from an array of agencies, mostly women, sit at long brown tables in the River Raisin Room to network, share ideas and … Continue reading
Baptism Was Once a Wild Thing
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending on him … Continue reading
Not Like Jesus
Ed Dobson, former pastor at Calvary Church in Grand Rapids, spent last year trying to live like Jesus. He read the four Gospels each week, gleaning them for daily direction. His efforts at imitation led in two directions: he followed Jewish … Continue reading
The Beauty of Being a Political Agnostic
I’m a classic independent voter. In presidential elections I’ve cast ballots for Democrats, Republicans and third party candidates. In the latest election, I didn’t decide until the day itself. This will seem strange to true believers on either side, but … Continue reading
Jog My Memory
I was mindful of God with all my heart. (Tobit 1.12) In his essay The Light Within, Quaker Thomas Kelly urges readers to live in two dimensions at once. At one level they inhabit the world of human activity and … Continue reading
PDAs and the Ancient of Days
When you’ve lived a day, you’ve seen everything. ~ Montaigne I use a Palm Z22 for a calendar, to do list, address book and photo album. Mine also holds two Bibles and a Bible dictionary. Upgrading to the Centro is … Continue reading
Neuhaus the Liberal
In 1990 The Christian Century published a series of articles on the theme, ‘How My Mind Has Changed.’ Conservative commentator Richard John Neuhaus contributed an essay. His sharp mind and pen impressed me. As did these words on abortion: “To … Continue reading →