Mixed Moss

“Over and over, the dying and the lepers would whisper the mystical word namaste in my ear. We really don’t have a word like it in English (or even much of a Western conception of it). They explained to me that namaste means ‘I honor the Holy One who lives in you.’ I knew I […]

Today is the Vernal Equinox– the first day of Spring. Today, the Sun and the Moon each rule the sky for an equal length of time, day and night are proportional, and a delicate balance is achieved. And more importantly, for the next six months we of the Northern Hemisphere will have days that are […]

Life– and people– are such a mixed bag. If I ever did one thing that was 100% for Jesus, with completely pure intentions, I would consider my life a success. As it is, my intentions are usually mixed.
Today on my way in to work I passed the community garden; it was full of trash […]

Check out my “Chasing Tales” page. I’ve profiled my friend, Shane. He just put out a new book with Zondervan (isn’t that crazy? lol! Well, he’s a crazy guy.)
Shameless plug: Go buy the book. It’s good. It’ll make you think. And the money he makes off of it is all going to be given away. So […]

Life– and people– are such a mixed bag. If I ever did one thing that was 100% for Jesus, with completely pure intentions, I would consider my life a success. As it is, my intentions are usually mixed. 
Today on my way in to work I passed the community garden; it was full of trash and newborn daffodils […]

I am one of a faceless multitude. There were three and a half million of my blood– Irish; nine thousand of my name– Burke. My great-greats’ story is the same story as one third of all immigrants to America between the years 1820 and 1880: discrimination, subjugation, poverty, starvation, flight, and exile in America…our new home. Once in America, the only constants in their […]

They say God must love the Irish, for on the first St. Patrick’s Day he smiled a special smile down on earth, and when that smile reflected off the River Shannon, why it was so beautiful that it shattered into a million pieces, and ever since then a piece has got into the eyes of […]

The other night I finally saw the movie Elizabethtown. It was great. Not quite as good as Almost Famous, but definitely enough for me to confirm my total love of Cameron Crowe’s screen plays. He writes the truth. He writes from the heart. He writes about real life. And the result is inevitably uplifting.
 Elizabethtown is a […]

I’ve started a new page. It is a celebration of people who know how to live life well. They are people having adventures; writing their own stories; doing something worth telling their grandchildren about. Check it out!

For those who may be concerned: The severe weather and tornado that ripped through Springfield did not harm the Wentzes: they are all safe! They even have electricity, and are getting to know the people in their community by having the ones with no electricity and/or kitchens over for dinner. Because church really is all […]