Jesus — Meeting on the Appian Way

Miriam did not know where to begin. It fascinated her that there might be a reason for existence as…

She Taught Me Haiku

♓

Heat of blushing skin
spreading scarlet, neck to breasts,
as clothes are removed

Pulse quickens in time
to the pressure of my lips
upon your navel.

Between

♓

This is the time we’ve got,
this time between,
this dip in a grand plan
that doesn’t include us.
It’s not much,
but it’s ours for a little while.

My Bare Words

Speaking plainly,
as I’m given to flourish
to cover my inability to really say
how wonderful you are.
Plainly speaking,
you are the…

Jesus — Things He Did Not Say

After he died, Jesus was with Abba.

The Stark Simplicity of Politics

I keep having to remind myself how simple this all is. The pie above is among many that suggest how…

Bees

‘Common humble bee’, from The Naturalist’s Library, vol. 38 Entomology, edited by William Jardine

A Hermeneutical Note

I have no credentials to do this!

There, I have said it. Yet I maintain that I am as prepared as anyone to decide what is and what is not likely when looking at the range of sayings and aphorisms and other constructs attributed to Jesus in the various texts that are…

Faded and Guttered

I made the vow four years ago

and had meant every word

Jesus — Why do you say Abba and not God?

Caleb asked Jesus, “Why do you say Abba and not God?”