What a beautiful home, God-of-the-Angel-Armies! I’ve always longed to live in a place like this, Always dreamed of a room in your house, where I could sing for joy to God-alive! Birds find nooks and crannies in your house, sparrows and swallows make nests there. …
The confirmation students at Park Avenue UMC and the Tronix students at Park Avenue Youth and Family Services collaborated on a service project last night to get the garden ready for winter. I love the window that these tomato cages make for the scene. My …
I just finished reading Debbie Blue’s From Stone to Living Word: Letting the Bible Live Again.
One of my favorite images in Blue’s book is the contrast between a stone and an octopus. Yes, God is our rock, but God is alive, moving, and difficult to grasp. God is more like an Octopus than a stone.
There is lots of good practical theology in this book. Blue’s church House of Mercy is just a few blocks from our apartment. I’d recommend this book highly.
From Stone to Living Word: Letting the Bible Live Again
By the way, be sure to check out my What I’m Reading page to see what other books to check out.