Once upon a time, companies made products. Your local weaver gained a reputation for excellence, because you saw her clothes day after day on your aunt and your neighbor and your classmate, and you knew they were worthwhile. Population grew, industry had a revolution, and ever-growing companies had to find ways to convince people they [...]

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On March 21, I went back to the first two chapters of Job. One of the biggest questions that comes from Job we haven’t addressed until now. What kind of God lets this kind of undeserved suffering to occur? Why would I serve a God like that? Here’s a link to how I think about [...]

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On March 14, I looked at what God finally said to Job. My first reaction was that I didn’t particularly like what God said-but the key truth is that God DID show up! I finished with a challenge. If you’ve never experienced God showing up in your life, have you joined Job in whining, complaining, [...]

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Got a little behind on posting. On March 7, I looked at how Job’s friends responded to Job. What got them in trouble? How can we avoid the same mistakes when we have friends who are suffering? Here’s the link.

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I was just telling my kids this week that the “Gregorys” from history were popes, and none of them were all that great. But I forgot about the desert fathers! And here’s a great Christmas sermon from my namesake from Nazianzus: Christ is born, glorify Him! Christ from heaven, go out to meet Him! Christ [...]

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John became Archbishop of Constantinople, known as the “golden mouthed”…this is what “Chrysostom” means. It will not be difficult to see where this name came from. What shall I say to you; what shall I tell you? I behold a Mother who has brought forth; I see a Child come to this light by birth. [...]

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…and now I’m making time to write it down. When I read on Saturday that President Bush had vetoed the anti-torture bill passed by Congress, I about blew a gasket. Here’s the thing: we can disagree politically, we can disagree about what’s best to do in a world of terrorism. We can all be followers [...]

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I had plans to blog this weekend. I really did. But I am fighting illness, and my plans have been shelved. Maybe later this week!

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We’re having a stunningly beautiful day today. I grabbed the camera and played with the new close-up toys, the extension tubes. You can see a few more, if interested, at my Flickr stream.

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It seems like the campaign for president has been going on forever. Today, I finally made up my mind. I decided I’m ready for a woman president. I’m not even bothered that this means she would follow her husband in that role. She is bright, articulate, and a lawyer in her own right. But I [...]

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