Mar
30
2023
My dad loved the concept of forgiveness. He grew up in an abusive home with a father he did not admire and in fact deeply hated. He wished there were a way to speak openly with his dad about...
Mar
29
2023
Does anger change us? Jesus opens his ministry after the wedding miracle with anger. I identify with this. Wanting to move the church with righteous indignation and sweep out all the offending people and practices. Then I realize I...
Mar
28
2023
I have a bad habit of imagining someone else's suffering will pass to me like a contagious disease. Sometimes the images of another's suffering is too much for me such as the vivid thought of the two seniors slamming...
Mar
27
2023
During our mealtime conversation, my husband Shann asked how the idea of God sacrificing His son on our behalf moves us? It is a profound consideration. If there is a God, what are the attributes of this deity? After...
Mar
24
2023
Shann and I were speaking at a conference about forgiveness. It’s always amazing how everyone gets overwhelmed with this topic. I think because most people conjure in their minds a massive grievance they hold against another person or group...
Mar
23
2023
The words from the hymn, “On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand,”rang through my mind this morning. Dad loved this song. I can hear him trying to sing it. I looked up the...
Mar
22
2023
I have been meditating on a few lines I heard in my devotional about Peter and the devil. Jesus says, “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your...
Mar
21
2023
I have been thinking about unity and violence. How does the turn happen? For Cain it is losing his joy for being in union with his brother. He sees his own life separate, individual, and alien from Abel. He...
Mar
20
2023
March 18th was the birthday of my beloved father. I have been crying on and off all week. March is our family’s birthday month, and Dad is deeply missed during this time. So much reminds me of him. I...
Mar
16
2023
We read a gorgeous essay aloud as family members recently written by Albert Camus. He seems like a person I would have loved time with. A devout atheist who was full of gratitude and wonder. I think he will...
