Mother-in-law 12.10.2020
She has the luxury of grandparenting. At one remove, able to see what I could be doing better. Able to give the...
Read out allThe Christmas Album
These songs have travelled with me through many seasons of faith, family, and quiet worship. Some are centuries old, some more recent, and one is my own. This album is...
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February 2019 GNP Creation Story
Wrath and response. God has sent Jesus to redeem us from our sin nature and to bring us back into relationship with...
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A funny cartoon about Quentin Tarantino
I pray he doesn’t get COVID-19. I just thought spoonerizing his name was funny!
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For my Alchemists
I feel afraid.Of writing my truth in a world that doesn’t want to hear it. In a world that has silenced me...
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December 2019 GNP Article
“‘Out of Egypt have I called my son.’” Matthew 2:15 Jesus is God’s only begotten son (John 1:14). Israel is God’s firstborn...
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November 2019 GNP Article
Moses’ personal identity dilemma (Hebrew or Egyptian? Slave or Prince? Bondsman or Freeman?) reflects the bigger national identity crisis that is about...
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Without Title
Beyond frustration nowI sit, slouch, hunch forwardAnd slump back.What is the pointThis isolationThese wars and wordsSurprise and betrayalLoss of belonging. The usual...
Read out allNoticing Grief
24th April today. 2013. Not a significant date for me, and yet I found myself caught out by grief. I read Rob...
Read out allThe Tide Will Turn
The tide will turn. All my life it has been going out, taking everything precious with it, even the things that dragged...
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October 2019 GNP Article
Joseph is dead, his fame and legacy not known by the new Pharaoh. Israel is living within Egypt’s borders and Egypt doesn’t...
Read out allConfession… or The Rules of Writing
I don’t think there are any rules. Just fall in love with writing. I just sent this message to an acquaintance. I...
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