Since I’m in the mood for some good quotes…

“All his life long, wherever Jesus looked, he saw the world not in terms simply of its brokenness, but in terms of the ultimate mystery of God’s presence buried in it like a treasure buried in a field.” – Frederick Buechner

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Loneliness is the leprosy of the West

“In the West there is loneliness, which I call the leprosy of the West. In many ways it is worse than our poor in Calcutta. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty. There is a terrible [...]

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Well-stated.

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Contrasting colors

A color on a canvas can be beautiful in itself. However, the artist excels not by slathering one color across the canvas but by positioning it between contrasting on complementary hues. The original color then derives richness and depth from its milieu of unlike colors. The basis for our [...]

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“Don’t call me a racist!”

Linda Leigh Hargrave posted about an interesting little book titled “And don’t call me a racist!” on her blog 17 Seeds.  This free resource is a collection of quotes from many perspectives on race in America.
Also on race is an article I wrote awhile back, What I do wrong with Race: Confessions from a White [...]

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The Prayer of Oscar Romero

For all of you bringing good to the hard places…
The Prayer of Oscar Romero
It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view.
The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts,
It is even beyond our vision.
We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction
Of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work.
Nothing we do [...]

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