It’s a great story, really, involving a dream of six young African girls whom I’ve never met, and their prayers. I have this “condition” I guess you’d call it, which the doctors refer to as “cluster headaches.” Think of migraines … Continue reading
I know. That really sounds crazy, doesn’t it? A fairly typical Saturday morning. Blueberry pancakes for breakfast. It was Autumn, so these blueberries came from our stash of frozen “fresh” from the outside garage freezer. This is a weekly ritual, … Continue reading
March/April 1998 I read this book about some fellows in the 4th century who went out into the desert to be totally alone for years at time. Each would find a place where there would be no other people to … Continue reading
I missed one yesterday. I think I missed almost the same one Sunday. I hate when that happens. Those “Nudges,” you know. I know where they come from. I know that the Source of these Nudges is smarter, more competent … Continue reading
On the occasion of my sixty-second birthday, Ill try to tell this story that is about my sixty-first year. Some craziness was forming the background for some deeper diving I needed to do with God. Remind me to say more … Continue reading
In a New Testament theology class I took a few years ago—or a little longer ago than that—we heard the following, and it’s one of the things that have stuck with me over time. “The Kingdom is where the King … Continue reading
Here’s a story I like to repeat whenever I get the chance. It’s in regard to having a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Here’s how it happens. This relationship begins with God calling us to come to him (He … Continue reading
(Originally posted in early 2011, I’ve updated in October, 2015. These are things I actually think about a lot…) This could be titled “Worship Is Better Than Asking” Hi Friends! Things were beginning to settle down around here. We’d had … Continue reading
Of course I’m aware that cute puppies (Windy would remind me that all puppies are cute) attract everyone’s attention. So, I’ve used a cheap trick to, hopefully, grab your attention for just a minute… Achilles is a great little guy … Continue reading
Rev. Sam Wells, Dean of the Chapel (can you say Cathedral?) at Duke University, had a great comment about the first folks who ever spoke to Jesus in the Gospel of John. These fellows were John’s disciples. They had heard … Continue reading