Category Archives: Jesus

Here, chick, chick, chick

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Craig Kuehn

“May you live in interesting times.” I don’t think this saying is a blessing or a warning. It is a curse. My interest in these times has peaked. There’s a pandemic. There’s the threat of World War III. That’s way … Continue reading →

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The Servant-Leader

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Craig Kuehn

Following the Transfiguration, Jesus once again draws a large crowd and heals a possessed boy. It seems Jesus couldn’t go anywhere around Galilee without tripping over a demon. After this healing, Jesus goes undercover, once again, through the Galilee, apparently … Continue reading →

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Strength in Community

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Craig Kuehn

When our son, Brian, was about three years old, we got a dalmatian puppy. When dalmatians are young, they are a handful. Brian couldn’t say spots. It came out as pots. We wanted to name her Daisy, so we registered … Continue reading →

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Being Fed

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Craig Kuehn

There is a phrase that is not used much anymore. It was used as a metaphor to describe something stupendous or miraculous. It goes something along the lines of, “That’s the best thing since sliced bread.” It probably started when … Continue reading →

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Healing What Ails Us

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Craig Kuehn

Like sheep without a shepherd they gathered. More and more, they gathered. Which way would they go? What would they do next? Their purpose, though, was clear. Just read the signs: “Black Lives Matter; No Justice, No Peace; I Can’t … Continue reading →

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God’s User Agreement

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Craig Kuehn

When I download an app, I typically will either check the box that says I read the user agreement or scroll to the bottom of the agreement so that the installation can continue. I suspect that most people do the … Continue reading →

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Saints to the Rescue

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Craig Kuehn

On October 23, 2019, Bob Valette took off from the Sonoma County airport with a tanker full of repellant. Meanwhile, his son Dustin Valette was making sandwiches for 60 people in his Healdsburg restaurant, conveniently named, Valette Restaurant. He was … Continue reading →

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Bonds of Love

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Craig Kuehn

This isn’t very new, but I assume most of you are aware that some genius somewhere researched female DNA (because it only works with female DNA) going back in time to discover the first Homo sapiens mother. Somebody had to … Continue reading →

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Doubting Good News

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Craig Kuehn

I remember as a kid that I was prone to exaggeration – not that I’m not now. But for a me and my friends, it was this way of looking at the world as more than it really was and … Continue reading →

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An Inauspicious Beginning

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Craig Kuehn

Death and taxes. The earliest use of the idiom was in The Cobbler of Preston by Christopher Bullock (1716), “’Tis impossible to be sure of anything but Death and Taxes.” It continues to be quoted by many. It was true in … Continue reading →

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