“I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
— C.S. Lewis
Whistler: A Novel
Don’t be fooled by the horse on the book’s cover. The story is not about a horse. But there is a horse story, almost like the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop. The horse story is important to the story about the people.
Do You Still Have Your Faith?
When I look back on the four years I spent in seminary, my most vivid memory is not of the professor who made me cry, or the time I got called in [to the principal’s office, so to speak] regarding an article I wrote for the student newspaper, or the difficulties faced as a woman
Porgy & Bess: Summertime
“And the livin’ is easy.”
Or maybe it’s not.
Trials and troubles are not seasonal.
Good News Friday
Contrary to myth, ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand.
Headline today on Google News, the Western Silverado gets long-awaited kudos.
Rosemary Jensen: Tribute
Today, I received notice of Rosemary Jensen’s death on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
Through the ministry Rafiki (which in Swahili means “friend”), I continued to follow Rosemary, reading her blog, which she began writing in 2020 at age 91.
Remembering My Friend Pat
Now, as I look back on the 43 years of mine and Pat’s friendship, our friendship grew deeper as the circle of her life kept extending, including so many more lives touched by hers.
Lent 2026: Rinse and Repeat
Beginning the day after Mardi Gras, the 40 days of Lent marks a season of self-denial that culminates on Easter Sunday, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Death. Burial. Resurrection. Dying to one thing in order to live, or make space for something else. Something better.
