11/10/2016

Saint Paul’s! For 3 weeks now we’ve been talking about taking care of this family and this house. On this 4th week, everyone will get a card. On this card …

11/03/2016

Church of Saint Paul’s! I’m concerned about your spiritual life and growth. I think and pray about you all constantly. And in that, I want to offer you things that …

10/28/2016

Tell all the truth but tell it slant – Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth’s superb surprise As Lightning to the Children eased With …

10/20/2016

Do you know what the Mission Statement of Saint Paul’s is? “To be the Body of Christ, by dying to self for the sake of our neighbor.” In life and …

10/13/2016

I’ve cried once when reading a book. It’s pretty rare that I cry. Over the past 25 years, I can probably count the times on one hand. But in Shakespeare’s …

10/06/2016

Florida. There is a stream of thinking among American writers that remembers what Florida was: the American Jungle. It wasn’t a state until 1845. It’s own congressional delegate admitted in …

09/29/2016

I was reading a collection of poems by John Ashbery and I had no idea what he was talking about. And I just kept reading. I was enthralled. I wasn’t …

09/22/2016

I can’t really recommend Soren Kierkegaard’s “Works of Love” enough. Over the past three weeks we have looked at the book . . . and they have been excerpts from …

09/15/2016

You shall love. To love is a duty. “It is the mark of Christian love and it’s distinguishing characteristic.” So says Soren Kierkegaard. Love is sexual attraction. Love has to …

09/08/2016

One of the greatest books I’ve ever read is Soren Kierkegaard’s “Works of Love.” It has had a profound impact on me. I have read it a few times and …