Holy Week
The word “holy” means “set apart”. The Christian Church calls this week “Holy Week” because it is the one week in the year specifically “set apart” to focus upon the week in which our Lord’s earthly redemptive mission reaches its fulfillment. It starts…
Going with God’s Flow
We were having a delightful supper at Applebee’s. We had prayed for Rachel, our waitress, and her son Raemar. With the bottomless sides and bountiful sandwiches, we were more than content. It was then that Rachel returned – sat down with us and gave…
No Fooling Around
Tuesday morning I allowed myself to sleep in a little past 7:00 (those west coast baseball games are killers). Thinking I could have a pretty lazy morning, I proceeded to embark on my morning walk. Then suddenly, at about the ¾ point of my two-mile…
Herky-Jerky
It’s been a herky-Jerky return from a great vacation (though bipolar may be the more appropriate term, I prefer herky-jerky). On the one hand, my energy level is low and I am fighting a cold. On the other hand, life as been extremely busy (though I…
On the Road Again
It’s almost 44 years ago now … we were moving to St. Louis, MO … Monica, Matthew, and my mom in our orange Nove … My dad and I driving the old red, International Harvester farm truck loaded with most of our earthly belongings … and Willie Nelson on the…
Halfway
Earlier in the week, as I was sensing my own initial weariness of the winder, someone mentioned to me how they are starting to go stir-crazy. As the week progressed, the same theme was presented to me by a wider spectrum of people in a variety of ways. …
Co + O … Oh!
This week I have been involved in a variety of conversations that included time spent with sins of Commission and sins of Omission. While I do not recall being the initiator of these conservations, I certainly was a willing participant. My observation…
Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
Tuesday morning as I headed out for my morning walk, the thermometer told me that the temperature was zero degrees (with, fortunately, virtually no wind). The football game the night before – well let me just say that I had no warm feelings either way. …
Stuck or Struck?
Wednesday morning we were reading through Ephesians 4 when we seemed to get stuck. Not so much because the concept was so difficult, but that it was so personal. In fact, rather than saying we were stuck, it is more like we were struck! “Do not let…
A Day Off – or Sports?
I was preparing last night to author a Thursday’s Thirst that basically said, “I am taking the day off,” until I watched the first hour the evening news. Every news story was distressing – missing children, abuse, murder, wildfires, problems in our…