Nov 7, 2022 | Pondering and Kindling
When we meet someone we haven’t known, we don’t get far in the conversation before we ask, “And what is your job?” Many times we ask the same question another way, “And what do you do?” Hardly ever, but now and then we may ask it, “And what is your vocation?” We...
Oct 30, 2022 | Pondering and Kindling
Nations keep their history alive through monuments that mark significant persons or events. Memory is important, and we need markers for our memories. In recent years, the toppling of public statues has become a kind of “mark of protest” for the topplers. My...
Oct 23, 2022 | Pondering and Kindling
In his Letter to the Colossians Paul referred to Christians as Saints in the light (Colossains 1-12) Saints. What does that image conjure in your mind. Stained glass? A well-lighted painting in a museum, like El Greco’s Saint Jerome which I saw at the Metropolitan in...
Oct 17, 2022 | Pondering and Kindling
Recently the director of a fishing tournament in Ohio found something fishy at a fishing tournament. Two men were disqualified after their fish were found to be stuffed with lead weights. The director of the tournament estimated the five walleye to be about 20 pounds...
Oct 9, 2022 | Pondering and Kindling
The headline grabbed my attention: THOUSANDS WITHOUT WATER IN JACKSON, MISSIPIPPI. A close family member lives in Jackson, and I immediately called him. He was fine but they were drinking boiled water. He seemed “unconcerned,” so I filed the matter in memory. But I...
Oct 2, 2022 | Pondering and Kindling
There is nothing prosaic about the Lord’s Prayer. I begin with that claim not only to get your attention but to dogmatical state a fact. I repeat it, there is nothing prosaic about the Lord’s Prayer. Ponder for a moment. This prayer is the most familiar of Christians...
