What do you do with an estranged God? Maybe estranged isn’t the right word. It surely is strange, though, this whole “Christmas” thing. God becomes human, a human born to a poor family. This is God, right? He’s powerful and what not – couldn’t he be born into royalty or power or wealth? No, … [Read More]
Of Darkest Days and The Weight of Existence
“For what I seek is hope, a horizon for human destiny, for my own true self…” 4:31pm. That was 6 minutes ago, the official time of sunset. Dusk has made its home in the heavens. 8 hours, 17 minutes, and 45 seconds of daylight: the darkest day of the year. “…I … [Read More]
Of Winter Depression and Looking Up
Eleven. It’s been eleven days since I’ve seen the sun, and technically it’s not even winter yet. There’s still two weeks before we hit the darkest day. This is just the beginning. The grey light that comes through the clouds and fog during the eight hours of day are not much for encouragement toward … [Read More]