In a day when we rely on communication through cyber-space, email, and cell phones to connect, isn’t it good to just unplug from technology and plug into one another? I had an opportunity to do just that this past weekend. So often I’ll text a friend, she’ll text back . . . but, I can’t hear her heart. It was a gift to go … [Read more...]
Clear as Mud
There are things we’ll never understand. When we hear of something that doesn’t compute with our thinking, we often write it off. Logic kicks in . . . Some things can’t be explained because they’re simply things of God. Miracles. The story of the blind beggar in the gospel of John (9:1-41) tells of the outcast sitting by … [Read more...]
Storm-Calmer
Today, I spent much of the day in the ER . . . a sudden storm. Storms of life are nearly always surprises. They come without warning. We wake up in the morning expecting a day to be just as we scripted. Calm. Sometimes I feel as though I’ve earned a degree in Storms 101. I had to quickly rearrange my thinking today or I … [Read more...]
Hiding or Hidden
What do we hide from? Truth, lies, God, ourselves? Depending on the time of life (or day) I could answer yes to all . . . . You’ll remember when the phrase of the age was “I’m trying to find myself.” For me, it was just an excuse to keep looking. If only we could be as determined to find the One who can help us find … [Read more...]
Sounds Greek To Me
If you’ve been born . . . someone has done something to hurt or offend you, and you have done something to hurt or offend another. So, that would mean we need to be forgiven and we need to be forgivers. There was a time in my life when it was easier to build high walls around numb places, where I didn’t have to forgive or care … [Read more...]
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