Again Seeker
In which I do not mean at heavenly rest, rest after exertion, harmony of color, or the noun version of the word in Merriam-Webster. The closest meaning is the verb form: poise. Or in this case to literally pose again. Tonight’s Tate Lecture at the SMU campus featured Amy Cuddy, the famous psychologist who gives…
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I’m always a little late to this springing forward or falling back exercise, especially when it comes to the clock in my car. I cannot always remember how to do it. As a matter of fact, the last time I changed the time in my car, everything was off kilter. I was driving up to…
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Dormancy. I recently purchased some plants from an online nursery. When they arrived the insert was clear. These plants are NOT dead, they are dormant. Basically, once you plant them they’ll come alive again. And, they did. I planted hostas in the ground and they perked up immediately, and have been growing like crazy. I…
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Well … We got the hot dog with grilled onions. We went out to buy new jackets because it was supposed to be cooler. We still weren’t prepared for northeasterly, 8 mph winds and the 49 degree temperature. The wind whips around in the stadium. We kept trying to figure out why we were so…
Read MoreI’ve been waiting patiently to use this word. For years, Keck and I have tried to catch a baseball game in all the cities where baseball is played. We went to the old Yankee Stadium in New York, picked up a game in San Diego, watched a game at Wrigley Stadium, experienced indoor games in…
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Jane Austen’s book, Persuasion, begins with the retrenching of the Elliott clan. Sir Walter Elliott’s vanity and overindulgence have lead the family to near poverty. In order to preserve the family name and societal standing, they let the house and severely reduce their spending. During Lent, we’re often more in tune to our finances here…
Read MoreThe word recipe originally was receipt and mostly used to refer to a prescription or medicine. For medicine, the ingredients needed to be precise. It needed to be accurate. It need to be done again and again. Yet, when it comes to cooking, I usually take a little bit of this and a little bit…
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There’s an again in prayer. I pray again and again. I do it because it’s a conversation between me and Christ. A lifeline connection to God. Some people think I do it to change the situation. Some, to change people. Mostly I do it because it changes me. It’s why the words in Luke 11…
Read MoreEdited March 26, 2019: Apologies for the incorrect link below. The hymn has been updated below. As spring bursts forth in our neck of the woods. I struck by the resounding joy that fills the new life around me. On Saturday, I planted some mail-order, shade-loving plants, and already they’re happy and setting in, ready…
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Tonight my friends told me that I could say I was too focused on resting to post. I thought that was kind of lazy. This morning as I was sitting quietly listening to the silence in the house, I realized that even when I am silent and contemplative, the neighborhood is abuzz with noisy gratitude.…
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