A Prayer by a Mustard Bush

based on Mark 4:26-34 Faithful God, sometimes we’re frustrated by the meagerness of our actions. Any positive change that we seek to make for ourselves, for others, or for the world seems so insignificant compared to the size of the suffering around and within us. At best, we can hope that the ways we partnerContinue reading “A Prayer by a Mustard Bush”

The Copy Has Been Edited

It’s been a few months since I’ve been able to report any progress with my latest book, The Unintentional Interim. The last time I did so was in January, when I’d just finished the developmental edits (i.e., revisions to the overall presentation of the content). I knew that the next phase would be the copyedits,Continue reading “The Copy Has Been Edited”

Offbeat Blackout Poems

Regular blog readers and Instagram followers know how much I enjoy creating blackout poems. I use old free books to make them, but occasionally use other means as well. I enjoy seeing what alternative sentences emerge from the words on a given page. Sometimes they seem profound, at other times they’re rather ordinary. And sometimes,Continue reading “Offbeat Blackout Poems”