Symbols tell stories; deep, important, powerful stories. Not only do they capture our stories, the symbols we use proclaim our stories to the world. For followers of Christ the cross tells the story of God’s sacrificial love. And yet the symbols of the cross are as rich and varied as those who tell its story. …
The advent of the Lenten season, Ash Wednesday, is less than a week away. At the starting line of the journey to Easter’s empty tomb we are marked with ashes in the form of a cross that remind us that we are dust and to dust we shall return. Then for the next forty days…
If you were to ask me about the meaning of life I would likely turn red, start to stammer, and borrow Snoopy’s expression. Next I would attempt to deflect the question with some flippant response like “42”. And if those dodges left me squirming on the hook, I would break into a litany of quips…