December 28, 2014 5:15am, the morning after Christmas, and I am standing outside a McDonalds. Waking this morning in a home away from home, I negotiated pass bodies scattered on the couches and floor finding my way to the kitchen. I figured I would have a cup of coffee and write for a while. Looking … Continue reading Coffee and the Art of Inattentiveness
Month: December 2014
Patchwork
December 21, 2014 Sitting at a table in the southwest corner of the Cougar Den I watch youth arrive. The Cougar Den is as close as it gets to a restaurant in White Swan—a gas station with a grill and a few tables. Across the street from the middle and high school, youth get off … Continue reading Patchwork
Spiritual Thermometers & Coffee
December 14, 2014 There is a basic thermometer hanging outside the kitchen window. I like its simplicity, though I have to put on my glasses to know the temperature closer than a plus or minus five degrees. The location allows me to grind coffee and imagine what the temperature might mean for a days work … Continue reading Spiritual Thermometers & Coffee
A Dung Theology
December 7, 2014 I nudged the cow manure with my boot toe. A worship service was going on but others were speaking and doing a fine job. So my mind wandered to wonder about the cow pie at my feet and the bug population it might be supporting. The fall afternoon was cool, the sun … Continue reading A Dung Theology