From a block away, I could see the electric wire feeding our neighbor’s house sparkling in the early morning sun, a line of silver from the transformer to the house. That twisted wire, altered by the sun’s angle, put me in mind of ultimate realities. If only we could see all of the creation, all …
Category Archives: Christian Devotional
God’s Closet
“There’s no bad weather, only bad clothing.” Spoken by a man who worked on the polar ice cap in weather ranging to more than minus 50 degrees, quoted in Al Gore’s companion book to the movie, An Inconvenient Truth. After my daily walk outside through Illinois winters, I understand why he says that. We can …
Full Bony Impacted
I had really hoped to die with those last two wisdom teeth. My mother lived to 89 without ever getting her wisdom teeth out. My top two are okay, but those bottom two were “Full Bony Impacted,” like the title of a horror story. My adrenaline rose whenever I thought of them, lying sideways, pushing …