The Sacred and the Profane, Part 1
Rich Mullins died, and I’ve been heartbroken ever since. His song and his life was more than just inspirational. It’s who I became. I...
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RevKev Nev
Jul 27, 20174 min read
The Spark of Madness
Of all the genus characters of literary fiction, I think I fancy the Cheshire Cat most. There is just something about that toothy smile...
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RevKev Nev
Apr 25, 20175 min read
Shooting Stars Only
In the dream, I woke up. I was conscious of myself lying in the high grass of a backyard that I have never been in before. The backyard...
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RevKev Nev
Apr 17, 20179 min read
Herkirmer (2 lengthy morality tales, 1 classic ending, 0 lessons learned)
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where...
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RevKev Nev
Nov 9, 20168 min read
Witness
I had a dream that changed my life. Many times my dreams are inspiring, frightening, confusing or fascinating. I don’t claim many of...
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RevKev Nev
Nov 4, 20164 min read
The Night’s Plutonian Shore
– Edgar Allen Poe “The Raven” One of the most fascinating classes I took during my Master’s degree was on the history and skill of...
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RevKev Nev
Oct 11, 20164 min read
The Days of Awe
The season begins with a renewal, another spin of this tired earth being circled by a relentless moon. The past has been a checkered...
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RevKev Nev
Sep 30, 20163 min read
The Two Trees, part two
There is a tree planted by rivers of waters. It bears it’s fruit in season and its leaves never wither. It stands in the middle of a...
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RevKev Nev
Sep 28, 20163 min read
Return to the Corner of Faith and Hope
Tonight I look out my window. There is no cross streets. Only a lonely cul-de-sac. Nothing like that bit of grace that comes unique to...
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RevKev Nev
Sep 22, 20164 min read
The Two Trees, part 1
Come with me back to our beginning, somewhere deep into the garden of Eden. It’s a beautiful day in a timeless place. That is to say,...
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RevKev Nev
Aug 13, 20169 min read
Day Two – Arguing with God in an Airplane Seat
Sort of a strange occurrence happened this morning that brought this all to my attention. My flight last night was canceled so I had to...
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RevKev Nev
Aug 11, 20163 min read
30 Days of Observations… take 2 (Day 1)
Two years ago this month I was inspired to undertake a personal quest… I would spend time every day for 30 days writing about something...
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RevKev Nev
Jun 24, 20163 min read
Guns Kill People
They do. Let’s stop pretending they are innocent bystanders. Guns cut, rip and destroy life. They have since they were first forged. ...
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RevKev Nev
Jun 7, 20167 min read
Saints in Secret
*From the Archives* Today I watched as they put a friend and brother in the Lord into the ground. I didn’t know Johnny all that much. He...
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RevKev Nev
Apr 8, 20163 min read
Once More (With Feeling)
This summer should be an interesting one. It marks 20 years since I began the journey officially in full time ministry. It also marks...
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RevKev Nev
Jan 8, 20167 min read
Hard
Sounds like the beginning of a stupid joke, doesn’t it. Or maybe a novelty folk song. But it’s all true. I swear it! Penguin was her...
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RevKev Nev
Dec 22, 20152 min read
Christmas in Montreal
Christmas day was no less of a blur; opening presents, attending mass, large family dinners. As it is for many of us, adults and...
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RevKev Nev
Oct 20, 20151 min read
On Stapling, Tagging Along, and the Kingdom of God
Have you ever let a kid help you with something? Something you didn’t really need their help with? Maybe you had to work slower so they...
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RevKev Nev
Sep 13, 20154 min read
Jubilee! (or… On the Corner of Sumner and Monroe)
It went from a house, to a home and back to just a house again. The family has gone ahead to that land of our new adventure. There are...
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RevKev Nev
Sep 7, 20153 min read
By the Rivers of Babylon
So I witness a people and a culture that is quick to magnify itself, but I know (as Brennan Manning says) that we are all just really...
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