Thirst No More It had been a busy season of teaching, attending seminary, and serving in various ministries. I felt drained physically, emotionally, and mentally. I was thirsty for rest. For three years, I had said no to my friend’s invitation to travel to Uganda through AsOne Ministries. This time I felt God whisper, “Go, abide […]
I’ve always loved sugar cookies. Simple sugar cookies. I like black coffee. Don’t need sugar or mocha or words that include frappe or chino. My clothes aren’t flashy. Just ask my daughters-in-law and kids. Prefer my windows down instead of air conditioning. Don’t believe in car starters. I can watch waves roll in or enjoy […]
In his book, The Case for Grace: A Journalist Explores the Evidence of Transformed Lives, Lee Strobel outlines his stories of grace, the stories of other’s lives, and their intersection with God and grace. The opening story about Stephanie simply grabbed me. She was a bi-racial child born during the Korean War. After the war, […]
I was listening to a speaker who had just returned from Guatemala. She was talking about how happy the children were. She talked about how excited the kids were to receive worthless toys from McDonalds and other toss-away trinkets. She said they were so happy with nothing, when we have everything here. It hit me […]
I’ve always been an anonymous guy. That gifts, whenever possible, should be given without personal recognition. When you give to others, they should not know the giver. If I’m completely honest, I’ve probably been a little self-righteous about it all. I serve on the board for The Community Outreach, an organization that provides financial assistance, […]
We attended the graduation of Dr. William, a medical student in the Dominican Republic. On our first full day there, we decided to go see the ocean. It is about an hour and a half drive from Santiago to the beach. We hired a driver and William borrowed a car from a friend. While grateful […]
Here is a problem that does not have an easy solution. If you think people have a cushy life or that most people should be put in prison and throw away the key, I’m guessing you’ve not visited someone in prison. There is a person that I visit every couple of months and while I […]
You can read the brain physiology, but the connections between emotion and memory and smell are very tight. It hit me the other night when I was using my snowblower on a freezing night with a scarf wrapped across my face. It took me back to the three-hole facemask I wore as a kid. That […]
We watched the movie Hardball, with Keanu Reeves, the other night. It’s a fairly predictable baseball movie where he works with a ragtag group of kids in the projects of Chicago that comes together to be a team. But two random reflections from the movie. First, it was filmed in Cabrini Green, which was a […]