Thank you for introducing me to Christian Wyman. I just ordered Zero to the Bone, and I look forward to reading it. Your story about the homemade telescope with the hundred-watt lightbulbs reminds me of the Peanuts strip in which a few of the children are staring reflectively at the stars. Linus decides to move forward a few feet. When asked, he explains that he wanted a closer view. Here is Peter on the Mount of Transfiguration asking Jesus if he can build tabernacles for him, Moses, and Elijah. Our responses to wonder follow their own logic. I commend your father for going along with yours.
Thank you for this wonderful response. And thank you, too, for the Peanuts connection, which is perfect. Linus moving a few feet closer to the stars may be the best theology of wonder I’ve heard in a while. Peter builds tabernacles; children move forward; my father bought lightbulbs. Wonder does indeed follow its own logic, and mercy often begins with someone indulging it. Yes!
Thank you for introducing me to Christian Wyman. I just ordered Zero to the Bone, and I look forward to reading it. Your story about the homemade telescope with the hundred-watt lightbulbs reminds me of the Peanuts strip in which a few of the children are staring reflectively at the stars. Linus decides to move forward a few feet. When asked, he explains that he wanted a closer view. Here is Peter on the Mount of Transfiguration asking Jesus if he can build tabernacles for him, Moses, and Elijah. Our responses to wonder follow their own logic. I commend your father for going along with yours.
Thank you for this wonderful response. And thank you, too, for the Peanuts connection, which is perfect. Linus moving a few feet closer to the stars may be the best theology of wonder I’ve heard in a while. Peter builds tabernacles; children move forward; my father bought lightbulbs. Wonder does indeed follow its own logic, and mercy often begins with someone indulging it. Yes!