Injustice (Lent #4)

When I was a kid, I delighted in Saturday morning cartoons. Bugs Bunny. Space Ghost. Jetsons. Flintstones. (yes, Smurfs) My favorites featured the superheroes. A host of aliens with superpowers. Men and women with super-gadgets. Superman. Batman. Aquaman. Wonder Woman. Green Lantern. Flash. Of course, you don’t need superheroes unless there are super villains; a power […]

See (Lent #3)

Glasses. Do you wear them? I do and have for more than twenty years now. When I didn’t have glasses, I made do, but the world was smeared and fuzzy. Or more precisely, my experience of the world was. I could see, but my seeing was a distortion. Today, I am thinking about how I have a […]

Return (Lent #2)

There once was a young man who was a punk. His name was Shawn. He had every advantage a guy could want. His family loved him very much. One day, Shawn the Punk was thinking, “I’m ready to have some fun. These people are nice and all, but it’s time to get this party started.” […]