Fringe Dwellers

Jack Hardaway ] We are in danger. We are in danger of many things. We are primarily in danger of overdosing on holiness, being deluged in sanctity, overwhelmed by the tidal forces of the Spirit. And we so often miss and misunderstand what is happening all around us and within us. The prophet Isaiah understood, […]

God’s Stubborness

Jack Hardaway ] There is scripture and then there is scripture. There are the words and images that we all share in and then there are the words and images that we have a more personal credence too. Sometimes, often, the two overlap. I have known many people who have what can be called an […]

God’s Peace

Washing dishes. A favorite plate, a wedding present, a slip and it falls, in slow motion. When it hits the floor it shatters, one instant it was whole, the next the shards scatter in every direction. Things fall apart. We fall apart. We break. The most precious things go to pieces. Lives. Relationships. Families. Our […]

God’s Stubborness

There is scripture and then there is scripture. There are the words and images that we all share in and then there are the words and images that we have a more personal credence too. Sometimes, often, the two overlap. I have known many people who have what can be called an “expanded Bible” to […]