The unending in-between

The unending in-between

Today is already Day 38 of the 40 days Jesus spent with his disciples before going home to his Father. The clock is ticking unbeknownst to this excited band of followers who are still getting accustomed to having him back. Even at this late hour, all are eagerly...
Dreaming b-i-i-g

Dreaming b-i-i-g

Here’s a never-did-happen scenario for you to picture: a young married couple is leaving for a 10-day cruise and leaving their 5-year-old at home alone, with keys to the car and a credit card to use for any purchases. (Disregard, for now, your rising outrage at such...
A Countercultural Responsibility-taking 

A Countercultural Responsibility-taking 

Last year, at a neighbor’s Retirement Party, her former boss, now herself retired for over ten years, drove several hours to participate in the Open Mic time, saying she (the retiree) had been such an outstanding employee, that it would have been unthinkable to miss...
Power, Power, Wondering-working Power

Power, Power, Wondering-working Power

When I was around eleven years old, my brothers, six and years older than I, decided they would teach me how to drive. Off we went in my eldest brother’s 1958 Pontiac. When we got  far enough out in the countryside, they deemed it time for my first lesson. They...