Melody and Harmony
I was in the backroom of a weathered, wooden bar with low ceilings. It was a fairly tight space. Cigarette smoke floated in the air. That wood had soaked up vast amounts of beer. Combined with the cigarette smoke, it gave the place a familiar and permanent scent. Odor might be a better word. Booths lined the walls, and the sounds from the neighboring pool tables were in the background. My two friends, Kevin and Colby Logan, were playing acoustic guitars and singing from the
8 hours ago4 min read
There are some things we should talk about.
Howdy. Hope this finds you doing well, wherever and whenever this lands with you. The last post I wrote kicked up some good conversations about death and dying, conversations I think are pretty healthy to have. The topic of death can be one that we want to avoid, for obvious reasons, but I think that's a mistake. What could it look like to have those conversations in way that is life-giving? A while back, I read My Bright Abyss by Christian Wiman, and it hit me in all the rig
4 days ago1 min read
Meaning in the Ordinary
The past few weeks have put a few unwanted thoughts in my mind. Last week, as part of a clinical trial, I went through a procedure called Bronchoscopic Microwave Ablation to treat a tumor in my left lung (surgery was on my right lung). And it all went great! Much simpler than lung surgery for sure - in and out in 4 hours. Unwanted Thought #1: there are still new tumors popping up, which is very consistent with metastatic colon cancer. I participate in a couple of online gr
Aug 134 min read
