Category Archives: Writings

I had the most unusual Season of Lent in that I got the chance to read three great books and to study sex, ethics, and faith. We titled our Lenten Program “With Love” and spent five weeks discussion the Bible and Ethics as it relates to our relationships and sex. “With Love” Paper for DiscussionContinueContinue reading “A Lenten Season of Sex & Ethics”

A few weeks ago I was forced to take to my bed with a bad cold. In a fever state, I streamed all the episodes of Marie Kondo “Tyding Up” on Netflix. This show follows on the heels of Kondo’s bestseller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The show’s premise is simple: people want toContinueContinue reading “Marie Kondo & the End of the World”

So what happens when you manage to eke out a not terrible poem? Well it puts the pressure on to not be a one hit wonder. So Shanti Weiland gave the writing prompt of a haiku based on the very detailed description for the building of the tabernacle in Exodus 26. “Tabernacle” would have takenContinueContinue reading “Oh no! A haiku”

So I spend time around a lot of creative people. I have for a long time wanted to write something creative. A few months ago I stumbled across a quote attributed to Oscar Wilde, alleged to have been said at the end of his life: “My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to theContinueContinue reading “God help us, I wrote a poem!”