Our Wonder Room

More?

Time. Money. Talent. Sleep. Compassion. Christ. Gluten!! Strange list, I know, if you look at them in isolation. But these are things that at some point in the recent past I’ve probably wanted more of. Really, what do I have that I don’t want more of? Okay, besides sin. Last week I was working on … Read more

Justice

“Justice is what love looks like in public.” — Cornel West From Call and Response, a doc on global slavery. Yesterday I received this quote from Tim & Karen Lann. Wow, it was powerful yesterday morning and still demands my attention. Those words are easier to grasp perhaps for parents. But in any of our … Read more

Nearer

“Every temptation is an opportunity of our getting nearer to God.” –John Quincy Adams Reading these words this morning made me think of the temptation of silence. When, today, will I choose to be quiet instead of speak? It is so much easier to remain silent than to speak, for me. Yet how many times … Read more

Homeless

“At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by “I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, … Read more