What’s that smell?

One of my favorite movies is The Shawshank Redemption with Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. In the climax of the movie, Andy (played by Robbins) makes his bid for freedom. All the time and effort it took to get to this point culminates in a swim through a sewer. The detritus and discards of human waste is the [...]

Love God, and do as you please

Paradox? Premise?  Promise?  More than likely, all three.  Ken Gire, in his 2006 book, Seeing What Is Sacred, has this to say; “When asked the secret of living the Christian life, Augustine replied: “Love God, and do as you please.” The thought of that is both liberating and confining. Liberating because it means we are free to do [...]

What God is about

Hey folks, Harv here! Wanna throw something your way and see what you think about it. Don’t worry! It’s not that heavy. But, it is important. To all of us.   As many of you know, I am an ex-con and a recovering alcoholic, as well as a believer in Jesus Christ. Makes for a [...]