Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
I’m going away for a few days with the family. My body and soul can’t take any more noise. I need quiet to balance my State of Mind State of Spirit State of Family State of Marriage State of the World The past two weeks have been a tad strange for me. You see, for years … [Read more...]
"All by my-se-el-elf. Just wanna be, all by my-se-el-elf." What? Those aren’t the lyrics? Hmmm. How about this holy scripture: Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. Luke 5:16 Yes. That’s better. That’s what I’m doing. Withdrawing to a lonely place. Well, … [Read more...]
I was 24 when it happened. One morning I went to work feeling a little dizzy and by late afternoon I couldn’t sign my name for the FedEx guy. Stroke was the absolute last thing on my mind. Isn’t it a rule that you have to be over 70 to suffer a stroke? The answer, especially when … [Read more...]
Years ago when we lived in the OC and attended The Church We Loved, the teaching pastors asked the congregation to take a Sabbath. A true Sabbath. And by “true”, they meant, “whatever means ‘rest’ for you”. To encourage this, 2 weekly Sunday worships were identical for one … [Read more...]
“I love doing the dishes,” Youngest sang, dipping her oversized rubber gloved hands into sudsy tub, bubbles overflowing onto the countertop. “Huh?” I stared, astonished, “Why don’t you do them at home then?” “Grandpa and Grandma have the best view! If we had a view … [Read more...]