Tonight was the second time in a week that we almost set the house on fire. I turned on the wrong burner: I'd meant to put the kettle on, but instead I turned on the burner under a pile of dirty pans and went into the other room ( Read more... )

"O Lord my God, give me the courage to hope. O God of pity, allow my soul to never become withered and sterile so that I no longer reach out in glorious expectation. When I am tempted to feel that You no longer listen to my raucous complaints or my silent sighs, remind me to continue my insistent praying until, like the bothered judge who was ( Read more... )

Michelle and I had fun last night. Rick and Ashely invited us to go with them to Kalamazoo to a comedy club, The Laughing Post. We heard Dov Davidoff, who was hilarious ( Read more... )

"Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny.... If at my individual convenience I might break them, what would be their worth?"
- Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre

For those of us who at times need a hand to pick us up, a shoulder to cry on, and a swift kick ( Read more... )

I picked up my old guitar and dusted it off. I'm really enjoying singing again. I need music in my life, it fills up the void left by the ebb of passion and feeling.

My fingers hurt.

I am unsure about the book of Jonah, whether it is to be taken as historical fact or didactic literature. The reason why I find it difficult to believe Jonah is historical is not because a whale swallowed him and three days later spat him out on the shores of Ninevah. It is not that miracle that is hard to swallow. It's the fact that he walked ( Read more... )

Blackbird #7

They're starting to put the Crusader, the school paper, online. I am a columnist and acting co-president of the Arbor Way, a column devoted to spiritual and academic excellence. Here is the electronic version of this week's Arbor Way article: "Out of Order." (Somehow all my dashes turned into hyphens.)

I feel fine. In fact, I feel good. I think it's over.