Every song has a backstory, some more important than others. To me, the lead up to the events chronicled in The Lion Came Down are essential. It was 10 years ago this summer. At the time, I was on the Board of Directors of the church body where Christ called me to himself at theContinue reading “The Lion Came Down”
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The Passion by Patty Wickman
This was the very first image of the very first Renaissance Service I ever did. Folks entered a candlelit sanctuary w/ this image projected on a photographer’s seamless on the altar…as if to say “Come unto me, all who are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Thirsty
One of my oldest friends recently shared this short film she helped make a few years back. There could be any number of existential takes on its meaning. It would make a great Public Service Announcement in our drought-stricken state, to be sure. But to me it speaks of a deeper thirst, a bleaker dryness.Continue reading “Thirsty”
The Leap of Faith
Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread. 1 Corinthians 11:23 After bitter herbs, I place upon the table my strange bread and wine, a really hard saying. Wise men are wary of this leap over a fisherman’s tally of the catch, a tax collector’s pinch of each extracted coin.Continue reading “The Leap of Faith”
Easter baskets, God, and Graham
Today I am dropping my son Graham off at the airport for a 12-day business trip— an amazing adventure and work opportunity rolled into one. I’m so happy for him. But I’m also keenly aware that this will be the first Easter in 23 years that we have not celebrated all together as a family.Continue reading “Easter baskets, God, and Graham”
Heather Choate Davis 