What do I Want?

A free lunch, a miraculous cure, a wise word–all these Jesus was known to dispense. No wonder people flocked to him.  Jesus always had an answer but it was not always what was hoped for.  Take for instance the three conversations Mark captures for us in Mark 10.  First there is the hopeful ‘young ruler’ […]

The Maker’s Joy

Does God know joy? Can you picture it? I am reading these days the story of Jayber Crow*, a fictitious barber in small town Kentucky in the nostalgic past.  He is the creation of Wendell Berry–author, nature-lover, and farmer.  Berry is also a bit of a poet.  I sat with my little lunch catching the […]