First Harvest
My maternal grandfather, of whom I have no memory, a hardware store owner, car salesman, and sometime family farmer, notoriously lacked the patience typically required of farmers or backyard gardeners for arrival of harvest time.
Listening for the Light
In 2014 a short piece ran on NPR:
"Can you hear the difference between hot and cold?
A British "sensory branding company" called Condiment Junkie wanted to know the answer.
Enriching to What End?
When the finance committee settled on this year’s stewardship drive theme just over a week ago, I didn’t hide the fact that I didn’t much like that theme. But I’m new here, and we were short of time, so I bowed to the decision of the group. I may have grumbled a bit on my way home from church that evening, but by morning I knew the committee had given me a gift: I’ve never had an opportunity to preach about enriched uranium before. More on that later.
No Answer at All
At a party the evening of my ordination a four year old friend stood by my side helping me unwrap gifts. We’d undo the wrapping paper and he would exclaim, “It’s a box!”. We’d open the box to see what was inside (the adults would ooo and ahh their surprise and approval). Then we’d move on to unwrap the next package. Again he would exclaim, “It’s a box!”
Fall Back Plans
Last night, if we were on top of things, we set our clocks back an hour. And you’re here, on time, so I guess you were on top of things. Or you’ve been here waiting for an hour. Or, if you’re like me, you put a little sticky note on every flashing blue clock in your home as a reminder that you haven’t changed it yet and the time is not to be trusted. Thank goodness for phones and laptops and other Hal-like devices that changed themselves!
Dowsing for the Water of Life
Were you able to imagine yourself on the lazy river? Maybe a real river or maybe the one in a water park. I like floating on real rivers and oceans and lakes best, but at a water park, the lazy river is one of my favorite attractions. I like relaxing on my innertube, floating gently along, buoyant, effortless.