Baby Feet
As Christmas Day draws near, here is a reflection inspired by the conclusion of Salvaged. Whether in medieval art or contemporary holiday cards, you’ve seen Christmas scenes with the newborn Jesus and his pudgy little feet. Yes,…
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A Prayer for the Church
The American Church seems in disarray. I suppose the Church has had problems from the beginning, has them now, and will have them for quite some time. But right now it does seem especially, well, sad…
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Generosity Without Money
Since writing Junkyard Wisdom I’m often asked a simple question about generosity: how can we be generous without a lot of money? Plenty of people think generosity is mostly about giving money away to worthy causes….
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Junkyard Wisdom 3.0
For several months I’ve felt like this blog had become tired looking. Remember the stock photography of the junked cars across the top? Like all junk cars it started to become an eyesore. Thus it…
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“Daddy, why do you have splinters in your face?”
After a long day of travel my face was showing an unshaven shadow of stubble. We boarded our flight when my daughter Rachel, who was about four at the time, began staring intently at my…
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Pigeon Monday Again
Thought I’d run a few of my previous posts this week as we approach Easter. Today is Pigeon Monday. Or at least that’s what I call it. Hopefully I’ll start a new trend. It would…
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Sometimes You Just Feel Stupid
Sometimes you just feel stupid when you realize who is in the room with you, and last Saturday at breakfast was just such an occasion. Well, maybe not stupid exactly, but it was quickly apparent…
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Worth Remembering
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop…
