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  • The Last Hurrah

    “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it…” (Psalm 24:1, NRSV) Seldom has there been a more oft-repeated, self-evident phrase than the one I am about to utter. Despite that, I press on… “FALL… Continue reading

  • Frozen People

    I knew it was coming, just as surely as the next episode of The Lone Ranger on Saturday morning TV. When I was a wee lad and we made the 415-mile trek to see my dad’s parents in St. Louis,… Continue reading

  • The man on the bench

    I almost missed him, and thereby, his invitation. The low, one-story building came slowly into view on the left as we drove through Hays, Kansas earlier this week. The building was made of red brick with a corrugated metal roof.… Continue reading