After posting yesterday's brief quote from Henri Nouwen, I spent some time thinking about his dry desert. Then it occurred to me; there is much more to say about waiting:… Read More
Pilgrimage
"Waiting is a dry desert between where we are and where we want to be." — Henri Nouwen, from Finding My Way Home photo courtesy of JLR
Even Mystics Need a Day Off
Today is Lag b'Omer, the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer. In addition to the Kabbalists' mystical spin on the Omer season, this seven-week period is traditionally considered… Read More
The Devil’s Shadow
All of this can be broken Hold your devil by his spoke and spin him to the ground lyrics from "Devil's Spoke" by Laura Marling I can't get enough of… Read More
Whatever Happened to Alfred E. Neuman?
Trouble been doggin' my soul since the day I was born Worry… Worry, worry, worry, worry Worry just will not seem to leave my mind alone… Trouble… Oh, trouble, trouble,… Read More