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Courage
Malala Yousufzai was released from the hospital in Great Britain recently. She is the Pakistani girl who wants such radical things as education for females. Liberal. The Taliban hid behind their guns and threats and tried to kill her in Pakistan as she was doing the radical left-wing exercise of leaving school. Anarchist. She is recovering from a gunshot wound to…
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Healing
A story of healing. A friend’s daughter was facing heart trouble. She and her husband have two young children and she had been suffering some heart pains. Going to the doctor, the first round of examination found about 1/3 of her heart was seriously damaged. They immediately set up another round of tests to determine the course of action. It…
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Words
We really use too many words. And then we use wrong words. I often get confused between when to use “effect” and “affect.” I’m confused on that right now. An exercise I want to take up this month is to use one-word titles. Nothing long at all. Just try to sum up what I want to say with one word.…
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New
Happy 2013. It’s always a good time for reflection and dreaming about what is ahead. There are a few things I want to see ahead in my own life, especially this year. 1. Reflect more. Spend more time reflecting on the day. 2. Dream more. We have a special silent retreat coming up, then our church has a missions trip.…
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The Faithful One
New Year’s Eve and hopefully we are making our way back to the frozen tundra of Minnesota. I had some opportunity to begin my work in Hebrews for a class I am teaching, so I found myself in Hebrews 2. By the end of the chapter I found myself in worship once again. I serve a God who so cared…
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The Real Fiscal Cliff
Do you remember seeing goofy scenes in movies where someone falls into water and screams because they think they are drowning, only to discover they are in 6 inches of water and can stand up? I have a feeling that is this fiscal cliff mess. We scream about going over the cliff. The truth is we have been going over…
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Is Christianity Close to “Extinction?”
In the Middle East, there is a story that is never told. We get caught up in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and forget there are Christian brothers and sisters suffering for their beliefs. This story sheds some light on what these brothers and sisters face day in and day out. What I find disappointing is this comes out of England rather…
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The Shifts in Our Lives
Our youngest son turns 18 today. I remember this day three years ago. That was the day my life shifted into another phase, and I remember it so clearly. Our oldest son had just asked his girlfriend to marry him that day. We went out to one of our favorite restaurants to celebrate both the birthday and the engagement. Sitting…
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Religion and Darwin
I will be out of town for a few days with family in San Diego. It’s rough, but someone needs to do it! 😉 As I set up some posts for distribution, I have come across some interesting articles. I want to link to those articles, then post a couple of meaningful paragraphs for thought. This one from The New…
