When you hear the name David, who do you think of? A father, your husband or son; or maybe David Letterman, David Bowie, David McCullough, or David Copperfield? Or do you think of the Biblical David, son of Jesse, King of…
Would you paint your wife?
Even if you let your husband cut your hair during Covid, would you permit him to paint your portrait? Would you serve as his model? Or a better question might be “how WOULD you paint your wife? What would the…
No Witness: The Resurrection of Christ
There are many mysteries, revelations, and miracles in the universe, in history, in our lives and in the Bible. The most powerful one, the center of the Christian faith, is the Resurrection of Jesus and yet it was the last…
Casting
Casting: Are we talking the movies, fishing, polyester resin or plaster? Looking at these tourists, what state would you guess that they are visiting? Would you say that they are waiting for a “walk” sign, watching an express train go…
Simple Embodiment
What is simple? Not much. If we define “simple”, what comes to mind? Plain, without ornament, adornment, development or ingredients? Maybe it means “less said” . Or somewhat vacant, just implied, or maybe straightforward? What about easily understood? Or the minimalist…
Maine -The inspiration
The writer of this blog is in the paradise of the South, homebound by an enormous snowstorm. Looking for an alternate reality, I reflect on Maine, summer of 2021, and the accounts of friends who vacationed and hiked in Maine…
The Magi
The mysteriously wealthy and distinguished wise men from the East, foreigners referred to as “Magi”, appear only in Matthew 2: 1-12. Yet they capture our imaginations, and give rise to more questions than answers. When you read this passage from Matthew,…
Incorrupt
Honest? Morally sound? Without malice; without sin Without decay? Who is she? Do you know of her? The Patron Saint of Music. In 1559, the old church that was founded in the 3rd century, reputed to be the site of Cecilia’s…
Nearly Perfect
The burning of Gothic cathedrals has a long history. The early fires during the Medieval and Gothic periods were usually due to candles or a lightening strike. It has been almost two years (April 15, 2019) since Notre Dame-Paris burned,…
Celebrity
Everyone recognizes Marilyn. Some of you recognize the source of the image – a still from her movie, Niagara, 1953. Andy Warhol (1929-1987) produced this silkscreen print of Marilyn two weeks after her tragic death, a drug overdose, on August 5, 1962….