In the second letter of Paul to Timothy, he entreats Timothy to “Do your best to come before Winter.” 2 Timothy 4:21. An innocent enough conclusion to a letter between friends and colleagues. How often have we heard similar petitions and not heeded the call. A mother tells a son to come home to see his…
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Attitude
In my counseling of people who are about to go away to prison, I am often asked, “What should I bring with me?” I know the question is meant to ask about clothes, money, or books. My answer ignores their expectancy, and I respond with, “A positive attitude.” It’s a lesson I learned from reading…
Letters to Tom — Mystery
Dear Tom: On this Saturday morning my thoughts turn to mysteries. Not the mystery one finds on Masterpiece Theater or in the novels I’m writing, but the mysteries we experience in life and in our relationship with God. I have a sense that Sufis as well are fascinated with mystery, and I’d be interested in…
The Normalcy of Chaos
I have already sent out to many friends a recommendation that they go to www.theclydefitchreport and you read the interview of the playwright of a new play called Normalcy. The article has stuck with me especially his answer to Question 4. I look forward some day to reading the play and watching a performance. I hope…
Letters to Tom — Christians and Sufis
Dear Tom: We have talked a lot about my being a “Christian,” and what that means to me. Which is probably a whole lot different than what it means to each and every other Christian or non-Christian you meet. C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity is about as good as it gets in setting forth the…