We pass him along the gravel road in the middle of Dominican Republic. “He is going to kill me,” he says walking fast in the opposite direction. His eyes fixed. Not darting to look at anyone. But I knew he was talking to us. “I am going to kill him first.” He mutters. Robotic. Long strides […]
“How do we pick among all the faces?” Pages of “Food for the Hungry” children line up in front of our church office. She must have seen my frustration. For, “Sometimes God can work through random selection.” is all our Mission’s pastor wisely tells us. We shuffle children. I close my eyes and pick one like lots in […]
“We are all only as great as the least of these among us.” I first see her face; Mocha skin, pony-tails reaching, big cheeks, walking un-supervised around the construction site where we touch shoulders with her people. Passing concrete along, for hours. A few other children gather, but she draws me like a tsunami where I […]
I trim off the dangling threads from my well-worn Bill Blass carry-on. The ones still reaching to grip China, from the last time I left it… But couldn’t hold on. I bow my head, taking scissors, cutting the airline tag saying, Hong Kong. And the bars keeping aching eyes back, whip through my head…still piercing my […]
Too often there is are divisions in the world. Rich/Poor Educated/Not Educated Black/White Funny/Serious Attractive/Not so attractive Haves/Have not’s etc. etc. Sadly, divisions can also take place with people of faith too. (i.e. Non-Christian vs. Christians. Denomination vs. Denomination. Doctrine against Doctrine.) I read an article the other day that states….. 98% of what Christian bloggers […]
I step out. Again. The deck from our condo. Overlooking the ocean. For glass doors do little to hide my fascination to the wide open. And I am drawn to it…..like a gazelle in the Savannah. A dry and thirsty one….hoping for more than a mirage in the desert. And nothing more. Separating. Water and sky. […]