May
30
2025
The need to belong and to have something of value to belong to; the need to have success and be recognized for this success; the need to love and be loved.
Just one of the many tragedies of modern-day education...
May
28
2025
I am thinking about Numbers 21:6-9 and the snakes again that bit and killed the thankless people of God. It is such a powerful metaphor for complaining and lack of gratitude— Snakes biting people who grumble and are ungrateful....
May
21
2025
I flew to Cambridge, UK again with Shann. We spent time with a lovely Christian artist who wrote a song called, “We Will Feast in House of Zion.” Her name is Sandra, and she has a tender quietness and...
May
16
2025
Curiosity opens doors; anger closes doors.
The Apostle James gives us solid counsel when he said, “Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger for anger never brings about the righteous life God desires for us.”
Unfortunately, if...
May
12
2025
My dad loved his mother. She was the saving grace in a home full of pain and suffering. Her death profoundly influenced my dad. He became agnostic for a while because of it. He had prayed fervently day and...
May
09
2025
Slow the bus down. Relax. Breath. Call Time Out.
When the pace gets too fast, relax.
When words flow too quickly, relax.
When the conversation heats up, relax.
When anger seethes, relax.
These are the times that Susie and...
May
05
2025
I am reading aloud a beautiful book to my mom. It is called the White Stone by Esther de Waal. We read a chapter or two each day and ask questions or talk about what we are learning.
The book...
