Roman Roads, The View From Here The View from Here: Ample Make this Bed Read: Genesis 23 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah facing Mamre …in the land of Canaan (Genesis 23:19, NRSV). In…
Roman Roads Roman Roads: The Cost of Caring Read: Isaiah 40:25-31 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint…
Roman Roads Roman Roads: The Blame Game Read: Job 42:7-9 My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.…
Roman Roads Roman Roads: How Long, O Lord? Read: Psalm 13 How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I bear pain in…
Roman Roads Roman Roads: The Perils of Propaganda Read: Psalm 91 You will not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day, or the pestilence that stalks in darkness, or the destruction…
Roman Roads Roman Roads: Lullabies Lost and Found Read: Isaiah 40:1-11 The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever (Isaiah 40:8, NRSV). This was the view from the window of…
Roman Roads Roman Roads: Buon Viaggio Read: Psalm 23 Surely, goodness and mercy shall pursue me all the days of my life…. (Psalm 23:6, author’s translation). Every few days I emerge from my apartment in Rome…
Roman Roads Roman Roads: Church Closed? Read: Malachi 1:6-14 Oh, that someone among you would shut the temple doors… (Malachi 1:10a, NRSV). There is something almost obscene about churches sitting empty during Holy Week. This…
Roman Roads Roman Roads: Peace, Be Still Read: Mark 4:35-41 He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, Be still!” (Mathew 4:39, NRSV). Sometimes my brain feels like a bug in…
Roman Roads Roman Roads: How Lonely Sits the City The Pantheon: originally a place of prayer to all the gods, now a Christian church. Read: Lamentations 1:1-4 How lonely sits the city that once was full of people….…
