Birds

I have distinct musical memories from visiting my grandparents' house when I was younger. We’d enter the living room and there would be my grandfather, reclining in this horrifically tan Lay-Z-Boy chair, a book of crossword puzzles open on his lap, listening to classical music on massive tower speakers that dominated either side of the TV. I couldn’t tell you…

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War

“War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.” – Faramir, Captain of GondorJ.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers I have no right to this…

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Prayer

Off my chest moment this morning. I've recently heard some variation of my fellow Christians saying something, and frankly, it annoys me. I've seen it pop up several times over the past few months. "I don't like it when people say they'll pray for me, because most people don't do it. It doesn't seem genuine, or they're just saying it…

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Starpolish

The whimsy and wisdom of Shel Silversteen has been a unexpected comfort the past few months. His poem “Somebody Has To” hit me differently this morning though: Somebody has to go polish the stars,They're looking a little bit dull.Somebody has to go polish the stars,For the eagles and starlings and gullsHave all been complaining they're tarnished and worn,They say they…

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Nuance

We seem to have collectively forgotten that it's possible to both love and care about a person while simultaneously being deeply disappointed in their words and actions. Stop believing everyone is either a Jedi or Sith. People are complex, our thoughts are complex, our environments are complex, and our actions are complex. The world is not a binary place, and…

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Election Eve

“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” - John 13:35 I know folks who truly believe a Joe Biden presidency would be a disaster. I also know people who think that four more years of Donald Trump will be the end of the republic. All solid Christians, in both…

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