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…
Last night I got sucked into an episode of Law and Order. The drama drew me in so quickly and completely that it became impossible to turn away. By the time the judge said, “Has the jury reached a verdict?” my heart was pounding. By that time I was at one with both the accuser…