Driving to my office in an April morning snowstorm, the music is playing and the traffic is moving. It is feeling like it’ll be a good day . . . and that is about the time I noticed my back window was shattered and falling to pieces as I drove. It doesn’t take much… Continue reading Unbreakable
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Crackling Logs
“The little strength remaining in the soul is like a spark hidden in ashes” Thomas a Kempis Our TV fireplace with it’s warm orange glow and crackling logs doesn’t change the room temperature, but with a little imagination you can almost believe there is heat. Add a few candles and some background music and you… Continue reading Crackling Logs
Good Hope
It took some courage to open up and share their story of struggle with me. A heavy cloud seemed to surround us as we spoke and it felt like all the exits were closing. At those moments when words are not enough, and only listening matters, it is a struggle to remain positive. … Continue reading Good Hope
Metamorphosis
met·a·mor·pho·sis A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; Biology – the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly, A white butterfly danced across my path the other day. As record warm temperatures bathe our city, nature is changing and blooming early this year. Like nature all around us, we yearn for change and aspire to fullness of life. I know I… Continue reading Metamorphosis
Life That Lasts
I recall singing that old hymn, “Where the Roses Never Fade” at funerals. Tears fell down as people gathered to say their last farewell to a lost loved one. During those times, when words never seem enough, I’m always grateful for the promise of a life that never ends. I am going to a city … Continue reading Life That Lasts
Going Somewhere?
Sometimes we can feel like life is going nowhere. It is like the realization, when someone is travelling, that he has passed this way before, and he wonders, “Am I just going in circles?” Once in a while I look at myself and lament how little I have moved or changed on the inside, for… Continue reading Going Somewhere?
A Word to Encourage
Our lives are filled with many words. Each day 30 billion Whatsapp messages and 20 billion texts fly across cyber space. In addition, the airwaves are filled with radio and TV messages, words and images filling our thoughts. Among all those words, how many are healing or encouraging those who are burdened and full of… Continue reading A Word to Encourage
A Well-ordered Life.
Time to go; don’t be late. Leaving the house: got my gadgets, got my glasses, wore the right clothes, used mouthwash, locked the door, got my keys, oops. Once again the well-ordered life evades me. A new set of plans begins, call for a ride and worry about the keys later. Living a well-ordered life… Continue reading A Well-ordered Life.
A Spark in the Ashes
I am not much of a boy scout, but I love the outdoors. When I try to start a fire, I usually end up on my knees with my face in the fire pit, coaxing, blowing and pleading with the fire to start. If I could apply the same desperation and attention to stirring up… Continue reading A Spark in the Ashes
Inside Out
“Make an impact”, “Realize your potential”, “Change the world”. Sometimes I get weary with all the striving and the pressure our students (and myself) face with trying to make a difference in the world. Is that what God intends? I get to be at a significant crossroads in people’s lives and help them discern what… Continue reading Inside Out