Feb 21
Psalm on a Bathroom Wall
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) I was in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at a restaurant named Algiers when I first saw the poem. It was...
Feb 20
THE TOUCH
The first time in the Bible that we read about something being touched is in the warning from God to Adam and Eve about the fruit in the...
Feb 13
Giant Arrows Pointing the Way
(a Steve Orr Lent reflection) Sometimes we just need a sign. But a sign in and of itself is not enough. For a sign to be useful, we must...
Feb 13
STRENGTHENING MY FAITH
What is faith? Faith is being sure of what you hope for and being confident of what you cannot see. When I think of what has made my...
Feb 7
A Blessing for the Tsar?
by Steve Orr scripture reflection) The Tsar blamed the Jews. In the musical Fiddler on the Roof, the story takes place in Russia during...
Feb 6
KEWA KONE
Kewa, as some of you know, is the name of the language group in Papua New Guinea with whom Joice and I lived and worked. The language...
Jan 31
The Bogard House: Fact or Rumor?
(a Steve Orr Epiphany reflection) We had heard the rumors. They just seemed too amazing to be true. Moonshiners, Al Capone, Prohibition....
Jan 30
Twins
An online definition of twins specifies two types, identical and fraternal. The Identical twins, always the same sex, result from the...
Jan 30
Footsteps Around DaySpring
Some of you may remember the comic strip The Family Circus, by Bil & Jeff Keane. I always looked forward to reading it, especially in...
Jan 24
Mother Goose and the Mountain Fire
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) I have long been infatuated by the stories behind songs. I will go to almost any lengths to find out...
