by Lisa Forkner | Jul 4, 2023 | Places
I stood on the shore by the sea. It was the town where Peter had lived, where a lame man had been lowered through a roof, where Jesus had healed the centurion’s servant from a distance: Capernaum. And I stood on its shore, where its rocky strand met the waters of...
by Lisa Forkner | Jul 3, 2023 | Places
There is a tree by the street where I grew up. It is a tall maple, with limbs high and low. When I was little, it was a perfect tree for climbing and I found myself up in its high places many an afternoon after school. It was there I became a contemplative without...