Tag archive: love
A Brennan Manning prayer
Jesus, Son of the living God, anoint us with fire this day. Let your Word not shine in our hearts, but let it burn. Let there be no division, compromise, or holding back. Separate the mystics from the romantics, and… continue reading »
Wishing writing could change me
Sometimes I think my writing can change me. And it always can, but only to a certain extent. I want writing to bring me peace about a situation, but it’s only temporary. I think of my smoking poem from last… continue reading »
I love you.
I call this a prose poem. I also call it an apology. — I love you. Okay, now say it with more feeling. I love you? Better, but with more passion this time. I love you? Close, but it’s missing… continue reading »
Creative Writing: Head vs. Heart
I wrote this over Christmas break. I like imagining what my head and heart talk about – they’re always disagreeing. This is the manifestation of that. Enjoy. P.S. Well, just don’t read too much into it. Just … enjoy. —My… continue reading »
A character who wants something …
Story. PROLOGUE: Late last year RELEVANT Magazine died to me. On vintage episodes of their podcast, the crew joked that washed up actors belonged on a “You’re Dead to Me Wall.” Now they’re on mine. Around that time I read… continue reading »
on Forgiveness
This is the worst one. — Yesterday the newspaper staff had a meeting about some of the problems we’ve been having this year so far. I brought up a long list of clerical issues – stuff we couldn’t have anticipated… continue reading »
An Introduction
I don’t know how to start this blog – I don’t have a witty anecdote. I guess I could say this: the other day Molly and I were having “WTF, Jesus?” moments around the same time. I went to the… continue reading »
Title Track: Christmas Story
My dad’s favorite Christmas movie is “A Christmas Story,” the one about the dorky kid Ralphie who wants a B.B. gun, but everyone keeps telling him that he’ll shoot his eye out. My sister and I think our dad was… continue reading »
Grace (revisited)
I wonder if this is our view of Christianity. Some questions: 1. Does God punish us for our sins if we’re under Grace? 2. Does God ever take his protection from us? 3. Does physical unhealthiness reflect God’s wrath or… continue reading »
Title Track: Confession
Over the summer, I bought Derek Webb’s new album, “Stockholm Syndrome,” with its controversial song, “What Matters More,” which gave the CD an explicit label for the use of two swear words. The song stirred and convicted me, but not… continue reading »