It’s time to “come into the peace of wild things.”

It’s time to “come into the peace of wild things.”
“Do unto others downstream what you want those upstream to do to you.”
I probably shouldn’t admit this, but “Silent Night” never really did anything for me.
A version of this post first appeared on December 11, 2014. It’s been updated.
Let Christmas come to YOU!
My dad poured maple syrup all over his vanilla ice cream, seasoned his tomatoes with a teaspoon of sugar apiece, and carried Werther’s candy in his pockets at all times.
The landscape through which I drove had plunged me into my senior year at Appalachian State University.
“Think of God’s Kingdom coming as a heavenly invasion into the ordinary, an infinite abundance injected into our scarcity-marked world.” Makoto Fujimura
Love celebrates the details of the beloved and weaves of the world a rich tapestry.
It was a blast to work with the Clinical Pastoral Education residents here at UAB Pastoral Care in putting together this little trailer regarding loneliness. They’re some good and committed servants, I can tell you that!