Maybe it is fitting that the first occurrence of the term postmodern came in the field of architecture, at least according to some. Before responding to what we, Christian pastor-types, term calling, I hoped to become an architect. It was at the drafting table I learned the art … Continue reading
Valleys in the Scriptures often conjure images of distance and death. Who, in very conservative churches, did not grow up with constant references to the Valley of Megiddo? Armageddon was, and for many still, a constant specter.
I am always interested in the response when I ask fearful people … Continue reading
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She does not like me taking her photograph. We reached the end of the road leading to Seven Parks Peak. Our goal was to find the place Tommie and I had jeeped several years before. When we were in the area in July we did not find it. But, … Continue reading
People battle the heat in a variety of ways. When the seven-day forecast shows triple digits, I pull out the photos of Colorado. Creede is in the 60’s this week. It follows this time of year there is always the possibility of a rain shower in the afternoons there. … Continue reading
The heat is on. Last summer we endured more consecutive days over 100° than in my memory, maybe recorded history for Central Oklahoma. Not so this summer. But, we are in the days of heat advisories and it looks like we will share in 100°+ temperatures through the middle … Continue reading