MY LATEST RELEASE
AN UNPRESENTABLE GLORY
Linda Jensen leads a relatively quiet life in Westchester County, New York, as the owner of a highly-acclaimed garden. Inherited from her parents, the garden is her pride and joy. What is not so joyful is finding a strange man sprawled near her delphiniums! The mysterious man is sick, unable to do anything more than drink water—and beg for secrecy. Ignoring all alarm bells, Linda sees to his needs, but her caring act takes on unexpected significance, an unpresentable glory.
FROM THE BLOG
The End of Things
I’m dying. And I’m in hospice. I’ve never done this before, so it’s a learning curve. Do I do a little dance and sing with the Von Trapps? So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. Or will I continue...
Humiliation
Dark days hover over Jesus. He sees it, an amorphic shadow, a writhing wraith with no shape or form. He wrestles with it in the Garden but can get no solid grip. Judas’ kiss makes it visible, but that betrayal and his disciples’ precipitous flight simply love-stabs...
WHAAAT???
??!!!!!?? My COFFIN, stored in our garage! It came about like this: Several years ago, we began thinking ahead—to a funeral director. A lengthy visit got our package settled. When inquiring about cremation, however, we learned that disposable caskets...
The Fear of God
Are you among those who don’t like the idea of fearing God? Let’s tame that down to Reverence or Awe. Much more manageable! Except that’s not God. A king or pope, maybe, but God is less definable. The word FEAR evokes strong emotion. What DO we fear? Pain, drunk...
The Last Move
The house of my birth How many places have you lived over the course of your life? Here's my list: ~Branchville, NJ, born at home on Wantage Ave, on one of the coldest days on record. ~Wheaton College, Illinois, dorm for two years, private house for two. ~Winfield IL,...
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