New in Catapult

On Such a Winter’s Day. And another beautiful image by someone else.

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A Song For Counselors, Formal or Informal

In Introduction to Counseling class today while talking about the elements of counseling from a Christian perspective, during the “Discern Damage to Dignity” section, I thought of this song. It is a wonderful injunction to simply be with folk in whatever state they are in. Psychological counsel and Christian witness each, in different though sometimes [...]

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Three Rosebushes, One Rose

I was talking to my friend Tanya the other day and told her that I could not remember whether my mother was a sensitive person when it came to figuring out how people might be feeling and ministering to their emotional needs or not. I do know that she certainly quickly came to know what [...]

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Coffee Cup Art

Last Friday, hanging with Jesse at the Grind on a cold, dreary afternoon, I did this little doodle. I am not sure why it turned out the way it did (analyse away), but I think it looks kind of cool. The Grind, by the way, is pretty cool, completely different from any other coffee shop [...]

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Short Walk

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He has compassion on all he has made

1 I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will praise you
and extol your name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.
4 One generation will commend your works to another;
they will tell of [...]

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Wednesday Jaunt – Visiting My Peeps in Godfrey

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Saturday PM, Art Show, Francis Scaheffer Institute, St. Louis, Missouri

It was a lovely evening, with lovely friends in support. Here are the pictures. As to my talk? Well, it is getting late, so let’s just say it invoved four “S” words, a couple of scriptural reflections, and ended with the reading of Gerard Manley Hopkins “Pied Beauty.” Want more? Well, you’ll just have to [...]

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Satuday AM Walk, Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri

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The Golden Compass – A Trustworthy Guide

Well, the major movie filling the holiday fantasy slot this holiday season will be The Golden Compass, the first movie to be made from a trilogy of books by Philip Pullman, which he partially wrote to discredit his understanding of Christianity and its God as oppressive, worthy to be overthrown.
If you want to prepare yourself [...]

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