Author Archives: Andrew Reynolds

About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.

First Sunday of the Last Week – Chapter 1

Posted on 02/16/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

There’s been a saying bumping around my church world off and on for about 20 years: “Christ came into the world to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” A little reading of the gospels might just confirm that in … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirit | Tagged Borg, Crossan, The Last Week | 9 Comments

The Lessons of Water Wheel Falls

Posted on 02/15/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

http://www.reluctanthiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/TheLessonsofWaterwheelFalls.mp3 Teacher, Watcher, Carer, Defender, Friend, Mother of the twelve year-old boy. Teacher says “Boots tie like this Hoist the pack like this Sleeping bag here, food there, jacket on top Now, take the map and the lesson taught And … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems | Tagged cancer, mother, poem, Poetry, water fall, water wheel falls, Writing about mother | 5 Comments

Lent Today and Four Years Ago

Posted on 02/13/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

I started this blog on April 13, 2011 – four years ago. The idea was to start a blog with a simple task I set for myself for Easter week. I had read the book, The Last Week, by Marcus … Continue reading →

Posted in Prostate Cancer, Spirit | Tagged Easter week, John Crossan, Lent, Marcus Borg, sprititual, writing | 6 Comments

Lucidity

Posted on 02/11/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

Instead of a wood working post. I am rebloging a post from one of my favorite blogs, Cast Light. Today’s thought is particularly interesting to me as I’ve been having similar thoughts lately. Cast Light “Most days weren’t clear when … Continue reading →

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