Listening to Your Life — Frederick Buechner
Driving back from the café, I was angry at myself. Why had I been so worried about work, something that was clearly not important? As I walked back into my grandfather’s house, the house was silent. He was taking his final breaths. Had I nearly missed this moment because of some silly emails? I joined hands with my family, said a prayer, and left m
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The Grasshopper on the Sunflower
Yesterday, I walked past a sunflower.
Tall, unexpected—growing between the sidewalk and the street.
It caught my eye, but I kept walking.
Today, I passed it again.
This time, I slowed down—just a little.
And that’s when I saw it:
A red-legged grasshopper, perched quietly on the stem.
The sunflower got my attention.
... See morediscussion about a large, meaty, theological subject began by framing it as a question, and then asking everyone around the table to begin to answer that question through the story of their lives: Who is God? What is prayer? How to approach the problem of evil? What is the content of Christian hope?