by Guy Sayles | Jan 18, 2015 |
Today is poet William Stafford’s birthday. In “The Way It Is,” William Stafford says: There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread. But it is...
by Guy Sayles | Jan 13, 2015 |
I’m thankful for some essential truths I learned as a child in Sunday School at the First Baptist Church of Conley, GA, truths so profound that they still challenge and guide me. They came in two songs:...
by Guy Sayles | Jan 11, 2015 |
Across nearly 38 years of ministry, I have never seen, both inside and outside the church, more restless seeking than I see just now. People are on a quest for something, for someone, higher, holier and more beautiful than they have yet encountered. ...
by Guy Sayles | Jan 3, 2015 |
I’ve made an effort to record my cancer reflections on my CaringBridge site and not here. Since this post acknowledges a kind of anniversary, I am making an exception to that practice. Here’s what I posted there this morning. On December 26, 2013, I was...
by Guy Sayles | Dec 25, 2014 |
The Christmas story tells us that the Savior of the world was born in nondescript Bethlehem, a hick town which had only one claim to fame: it had been the hometown of David, Israel’s greatest king. When Jesus was born there, the tiny town didn’t have much going for...
by Guy Sayles | Dec 22, 2014 |
“God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.” Notice how the Gospel of Luke introduces us to this young woman: before he tells us...
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