June 2010

Faith Is Fun

Faith has many moods. Sometimes, especially in the face of injustice, faith is and should be fierce. Sometimes faith is thoughtful and reflective. Sometimes faith is hopeful. And sometimes faith is fun.

Or it should be. “Fun” may not be the word you associate with faith. “Joy” is more biblical—a deeper word—but “fun” describes a part of joy that we should not lose. Faith should be—is—fun.

May 2010

LOOKING FOR LOU PISTOU

It was a little something I had downloaded from the Air France site--a bit of advice on where to go and what to do in Nice, France. One small item caught my attention: "For authentic Nice cuisine, try the Lou Pistou restaurant which is close to tl. A wide array of dishes will delight your senses, such as salade Niçoise, ravioli Niçoise, farcis Niçoise, and more. . ." Niçoise salad I knew, but the other dishes, I didn't. What is farcis? (Stuffed vegetables, as it turns out.) Something about the name intrigued me. While in Nice, I wanted to try Lou Pistou.

April 2010

CHOICES

Do we choose or are we chosen? Do we seize the future or does the future seize us? I have been thinking about how we make the big choices in our lives: where to go to school, whom to marry, what job to take (if we have a choice), or where to live. How has all that gone for you? Were you the one who did the choosing? Or did the choice come to you wrapped and tied up with a ribbon, ready to be opened? For me, more often than not I’ve been the one chosen, not the one doing the choosing.