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“Virtues are funny things, they are the fruit of faith and when paraded, they become parodies of themselves and the worst kind of vanity imaginable. When they are not the fruit of faith, they become faith’s greatest obstacle. Virtues are most vital when invisible and most sharply imaged when they are not the focus ofContinue reading “Virtues and Vices”

“Geology is the study of pressure and time, that’s all it takes really, pressure and time. That and a huge poster” -Red from Shawshank Redemption I drive up to work this morning and I notice the drip line from our roof. It has compacted the soil in a significant way. The kind of annoyance thatContinue reading “Pressure and Time”

We are not wasted space, we are temples of a Holy Being greater than ourselves, temples to be inhabited and brought to life -Rich Mullins The opening picture is a favorite of mine. Me and my granddaughter walking on an adventure. The sweet story she is telling me is concern over the dead tree behindContinue reading “In Awe of the GREAT and small”

Truth, Grace, and Time I have a favorite book and in it is a story of vineyard. In that vineyard is a tree that hasn’t been producing fruit. Vineyards are there for the express purpose of fecundity (fruitfullness). In haste the owner asks the manager to cut down the tree, it’s taking up useful space.Continue reading “Terry White, Coach White, Terr-Bear”