Praying in the garden

I knelt and prayed in my vegetable garden this morning. It wasn’t a theologically profound exercise in which I invoked the Almighty to intercede in the affairs of man, ecce homo.
No, it wasn’t a grand, pompous affair. I simply asked God to help me with my day and to represent him well in everything I [...]

I had a dream

Most of you who know me through this site or in person know that I’m a lighthearted, funny fellow who would be more serious, if only I weren’t so clumsy and didn’t have my father’s sense of humor. One of the man’s favorite movies is Blazing Saddles. Take it from there.
That said, I’m deadly serious [...]

Careful what you wish for

My wife was talking with a very good friend of ours last night and she recounted the following true story:
Her husband was talking to God one day, in one of those busy conversations we all have. He was lamenting over the distance he felt from God recently. By his own admission, he likes to watch [...]