Father Snort

I was in Austin last night at a Rush concert with my brother. It was a great show, their 40th year as a band, and the 40 years of Rush tour. During one song from their Couterparts album, I turned to Kevin and said, “we first saw the concert for this album 21 years ago.” “No,” he said, and then realized, “oh my gosh it was 21 years.” Then we realized it was actually 23. It was a joyful moment remembering those times together and thinking about my brother’s and my love for each other over the past 23 years and the 14 before that. I’ve had similar experiences of nostalgia and remembering life with joy when reading Scripture as well. Often, reading scripture brings me back to high school, when I first started reading scripture, and I remember the words of Jesus as I understood them then, when life seemed a bit simpler. Hearing and remembering Jesus’ words brings me joy. I believe Jesus disciples also found joy when remembe