Chesed / cinquain

17Aug09

Chesed:
Primordial love.
Trinity’s rescue plan—
Gloriously scandalizing—
Jesus.
photo: Tod Polson

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Tears at the altar

06Jun09

I am not Jerome Morrow.
Somewhere between discussing the new Battlestar Galactica with my brother Jim, getting un-friended on Facebook, and witnessing the wedding of my cousin Isabel, all within a span of 48 hours, I gained a new appreciation for the human race. Or at least that segment of our unique species that doesn’t un-friend [...]

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“I can find redemption in ‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua’ ” my friend told me…and I believe him

12Jan09

Last Thursday night I slept for two hours, because I had seen a 10:45 p.m. showing of “The Wrestler” with a friend, came home and was going to write a few words just to get them off my chest, and those few words turned into 1008 words (I just counted).  I went to bed at [...]

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