Again Seeker
An {again} seeker like me chases {re} words, the agains of rest, and repeat events that make life interesting.
Honestly, today I’m still struggling with what rest is all about. I’ve started this post several times, and then hit backspace until all my words disappeared. Last year, our associate pastor, Edgar Bazaan, preached a sermon on rest. I took copious notes and even went back and listened to it today. There’s so much to…
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Two years ago following my grandmother’s funeral, I acquired two container gardens from the gifts of flowers and plants. The thing with these container gardens is that they start to crush out each other. The prayer plant was leggy, the peace lily wilted, the ivy going everywhere. There was nothing for it but a trip…
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I woke up this morning with a song stuck in my head. It was an old, gospel song. If I told you its name some of you would go scouring the Internet for it and others of you would know how ancient I really am. The earworm didn’t go away until about noon. I tried…
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I walked into our credit union with a box of rolled coins. The teller took one look at me and said, “We don’t take rolled coins. You’ll have to rip those off and put it in the machine.” I shot back, “So you can charge me for it?” After discovering that since I have an…
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In exaltation of frozen assetsAnd microwave ovens. When over-calendared daysGlue me to the sofa. In praise of refrigerationCold enough to store pre-made creations. When I move my weary personTo peer into its depths. In gratitude for good cuisineOn the table fast. When reheatYields a little nutrition.
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It came up at dinner tonight. My friend Phill’s legal name was causing havoc at airport security far and wide. They told him he needed a redress number. He jokingly thought that meant they were going to dress and redress him at TSA checkpoints. We all laughed. I looked a little deeper. Redress actually means…
Read MoreIt happened back in September. I injured my left shoulder. Thinking it was a rotator cuff injury I went to see my orthopedic physician. Fortunately, it wasn’t my rotator cuff but rather a bicep tendon and my supraspinatus muscle. Like a rotator cuff injury it takes a while before you’re back to normal. It’s been…
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Here we are the second week of 2019, and as promised, I’m focusing on rest every Sunday. When I first started studying the agains in rest, my first question was: What did God DO on the seventh day? How did He rest? Did He have a good lie-in in His almighty-sized bed? Maybe I’m taking…
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Reject was first used in the 15th century to mean to “refuse to accept.” And, now I can relate to book authors and writers everywhere. My book proposal has been rejected by the simple passage of time. I submitted it 13 weeks ago. After 12 weeks I was supposed to hear something or assume it’s…
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We just bought new ceramic knives. They’re super sharp. They’re light and fit nicely into my hand. We wanted sweet potato hash with onions, garlic, and white potatoes. Keck caught my attention the moment I sliced down into the white potato, catching my left thumb. I dropped the knife. Applied direct pressure. Called for a…
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