5 days ago
Between the Devil and The Deep Blue Sea
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) We were miles out, and no matter which direction I turned, there was no land to be seen. I recall...
6 days ago
TEMPTATION
Satan received permission from God to test the disciples (Luke 22.31), and he wants to take control of us, so he tempts us as well. As...
Nov 13
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) Francie’s Aunt Sissy had a dark side. Francie Nolan is 11 years old when A Tree Grows in Brooklyn...
Nov 12
HE FOOTED THE BILL
Recently a friend of mine took me out for lunch and he, “footed the bill.” There were several of us at the restaurant, but he didn’t...
Nov 6
Robbers, Cons, and Thieves
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) What is it with Hollywood making folk heroes out of very real bad guys? In Butch Cassidy and the...
Nov 5
UNDERLINING
Several years ago, I was attending an anthropology conference in New Orleans, and I was rooming with Professor Kenneth Pike, who for many...
Oct 30
Saints Along the Uragami
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) Japan banned Christianity from the mid-17th to late-19th century. Before that ban, a large Christian...
Oct 30
Bridges to Belonging Report
Reflecting on my experiences from our first community gathering, I was struck by the questions posed by our group speakers and the...
Oct 22
Radiators Against the Cold
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) Mrs. Maguire’s algebra class wasn’t just cool. Some days it was downright cold! Our spritely...
Oct 22
MORE DREAMS AND DREAMERS
Many years ago, I was challenged by the words of Gandhi to the missionary E. Stanley Jones, as reported in Jones’s book, ...
