On this page you may find some of our own thoughts and words, our “scrip and scrippage.” If you would like to respond to or share your ideas about anything we’ve written, please use the form on the Contact page. You may also use the Contact form to inquire about our availability for speaking, mentoring, or conversation.
July 30, 2024 Lynda called. She has called every year for the past 25 years. On my birthday. I first met Lynda when Steve started seminary over 35 years ago. … Read more: Lynda Remembered
June 10“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life,in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the… Read more: Rocks & Rills
First, the headline: Steve has accepted an invitation from Mosaic Church (PCA) in Albuquerque, NM, to serve as interim pastor beginning August 01 for 6-9 months.Wow! We didn’t see that… Read more: Albuquerque
banner photo credit: Greg Wilson. Used with permission
“Scrip and Scrippage” comes from Touchstone, the jester in Shakespeare’s As You Like It (III.ii), and refers to whatever writing (poems, songs, clever retorts) a clown may conjure.
Touchstone was brilliantly played by Bill Moose, Steve’s long-time mentor, father, and friend. Steve hopes in this small way to honor him.
Let us make an honourable retreat; though not with bag and baggage, yet with scrip and scrippage.
