“Nowadays I’m resigned to seeing myself in a permanent state of imperfection and I even delight in it” (St. Terese of Lisieux). Read more

The men’s breakfast we had last Saturday morning was awesome. There were about 20 of us. Some men gathered earlier to cook and get the coffee going. We met in the loft of Dean’s garage, which he’d converted into a kind of man-lodge… rustic and comfortable with old stuffy chairs and couches. There were lots of eggs, toast, and meat. There was lots of meat: sausages, bacon, pork burgers and ham. That poor pig! There wasn’t much of him left.... Read more

“Zeal and a cause dissolved his timidity and loosened his tongue” (Fischer, The Life of Mahatma Gandhi). Read more

When I was studying at the church this morning, I noticed some movement outside my window. This is what I saw. It was a gentle reminder of the care of God. As the deer pants for streams of living water, so my soul longs for you. Even the swallow finds a place in your house to make her nest. Read more

As a continuation of the post I did yesterday on science and religion and the heat that is rising between them, I want to thank Dr. King who sent this link to me from the New York Times concerning science and religion. Very interesting! Harris and Dawkins make their appearance again, but this time received a rebuke from a fellow-scientist: “His response to Mr. Harris and Dr. Dawkins was scathing. ‘I think that you and Richard are remarkably apt mirror... Read more