grace

  • The Problem with Zeal

    My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words.Psalm 119:139 The temperature difference between the blue and orange parts of a flame is 600 degrees. It’s hard to imagine that a deviance so wide could be of the same element… Continue reading

  • The Bread

    The bread that comes out of me feeds my familyI use the starter my mother madeFrom pungent placenta that clung to the jar.From a culture of residue and detritusIs born a sticky, wet dough steaming hotterthan the air around it.… Continue reading

  • An inheritance fell to me with delight

    Lord, You are my portion and my cup of blessing;You hold my future.The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;Indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. Psalm 16:5-6 As summer slides away, achingly slow in the Texas hill country,… Continue reading