Wilderness Work
Last Sunday, the Dayspring community blessed the opening of Earthen Hands, a pottery studio near the old farmhouse. It used to be a lawnmower shed, with the usual accumulation of machines, broken tools and extra parts. Now it’s clean, with two new windows and neat working spaces around Bud Wilkinson’s old kick-wheel – a gift […]
Near As the Leaf on a Tree
Leaves are swirling in the wind as I write, and tight buds for next year are visible against the naked sky. Darkness is coming earlier and cold keeps us inside. The slow work of winter curls inward as Advent begins. It is a season for hibernation and gestation too. Gayle Boss has become my guide […]
What is Truth?
How do we get at it? Do we really care about it? This is where I am led in pondering today’s gospel reading*. Jesus has been arrested, and from one ruling power to the next, he is being asked to explain himself. Though these leaders seem to not really want to hear his truth. Or […]
When Things Fall Apart
The student’s heads were on a swivel, necks craning to take in the grandeur and elegance of the temple—impressed by this great work of human hands. “It’s all going to come tumbling down”, says Jesus.* On a high place, across from this house of God, Jesus warns his friends that fake leaders will soon appear, […]