Eaten alive. Roasted on a grill. Lit on fire. Hit with rocks. Skinned alive. If we think about the way we’d like to die, these sorts of deaths never make the list. They are not what we’d call a “good death” or a “blessed death.” And yet these and many other grisly deaths are the means by which the martyrs of the Christian church have entered into … [Read more...] about The Holy Art of Dying Part V: The Blessed Death
November-December 2022
Crossing Paths…on the Road to Jericho Part 5
The Friend Who Asks (Mark 10:46-52) It’s the Friday before Memorial Day. Folks at work are discussing their plans for the summer. What if you said you were going to take your family to a big city? An excited colleague might immediately bludgeon you with helpful advice: “You need to see this! You need to do that! You need to stay here! You need … [Read more...] about Crossing Paths…on the Road to Jericho Part 5
Remembering the Service Industry
“Good help is hard to come by!”… or so goes the saying. And whether you’re a consumer, an employer, or an employee, you’ve experienced the reality of this proverb in recent months, perhaps more than ever before. I’ve even noticed an extraordinary social media effort being made by one local restaurant group lately. They’re giving special honor to … [Read more...] about Remembering the Service Industry