Temporary

Temporary

Temporary. Not permanent. It won’t last long. The theological side of my brain says “temporary” is a dumb word, a word that doesn’t say anything, because absolutely every human arrangement is temporary.  Not permanent.  Won’t last long.  There is simply no such...
Confession

Confession

During the Confession and Absolution in church on Sunday, I was thinking about my sins (I hope you also think about your sins during that part of the service!), and particularly thinking about the worst of them. When I say “the worst,” what I mean is those...

Me, writing a blog?

As I’ve tried to keep up with technology without ever getting close to the cutting edge, I never expected to be writing a blog.  I avoided computers until about 1988, when I finally saw one that could produce a document faster than I could type it and mimeograph...