Faith for Real Life
Twitter is such an angry place. Facebook can be. All news channels can be. The old-fashioned newspapers are too, lots of negative, lots of fear. The political rhetoric is outlandish right now. I've read that young people are becoming more and more despondent over the state of our world. I don't blame them. As of… Continue reading Think About Such Things
A black lizard with a bright blue tail was sitting on my open journal when I returned to the deck with my refilled cup of coffee. Later, Google told me it is actually a skink and has a venomous bite. Wow. All I know is that's not usually the kind of thing I usually see… Continue reading Wound Up
Sunday was a strange day for me. I spoke first at the 125th anniversary of the church I grew up in. They invited me back as the "Voice of the Past" which was very humbling and also horrifying. I do not know how I got to be the voice of their past when it seems… Continue reading The Long Game
You are about to fill your plate at the party or potluck dinner. You tell yourself, like you always do, that you will not over do it. Little by little, with only a bit of this and that, it happens. The empty plate you started with is soon over-filled with small amounts of good things.… Continue reading Your Plate
One of the best parts of life and sometimes one of the hardest parts is that we never know what will happen next. You can try to predict the future. You can try to control it. You can worry full-time about it. But, truthfully and probably blissfully we do not know what will happen next.… Continue reading The Pleasant Surprise
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