I read Your words And Your Word– You– Show me connections Of wonder Swirling galaxies Of words Constellations Of truth– All of which is Yours– But surely You show me So that I can make it Somewhat intelligible To people outside my own head? So together we can walk, A living galaxy Of Your loveContinue reading “Word Scatterer”
Category Archives: Symbols
Assemble!
I wasn’t sure if “Avengers assemble” is copyrighted, but it would apply. To passages like Ezekiel 39.17-18, for example. Since very early childhood, I have always been someone who dreams. Long dreams. Vivid dreams. Really outlandish dreams. Recurring dreams–or dreams in recurring dream locations or with recurring characters. Once every great while, a dream standsContinue reading “Assemble!”
Take Your Brother and a Stick
“Take this walking stick with you, for with it, you will perform miracles.”
Good Christians, All, Rejoice!
“All things are possible with God.” –Jesus (Mark 10.27) Merry Christmas, you impossible camels.
Impossible Camels
Some people like to say that Jesus was talking about some teeny gate in Jerusalem which a camel could enter if all of the luggage with which it was loaded down was removed. There may be or have been such a gate, but I don’t buy that that’s what Jesus was talking about because frankly, I think He got kind of a kick out of making really difficult-to-take utterances and meaning them.