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The Benefits of Grieving With Others

Several years ago, someone ‘joined’ me to a Facebook group. A group created for those who attended the same boarding school that I grew up

October 8, 2018 5 Comments

What Can I Trust God For?

My recent ‘churning’ comes from an increase of interactions I’ve had that feel like a ‘spiritualized lack of compassion’. Conversations insisting that because we are

September 10, 2018 6 Comments

What are my Treasures?

I think it was in 1997. A rough year for me. I hit a low spell and while driving down a freeway I made my

August 22, 2018 2 Comments

God’s Face is Never Silent – His Loving Eyes Always On Me

“You didn’t have a moment of disconnect. Yours started pre-birth and went through childhood and on!” A short while back I was interacting with our

July 28, 2018 4 Comments

God Played with Me!

I’m turning 60 this year! This is no little thing! Considering the years I struggled with suicidal drives and the years of significant health issues,

June 20, 2018 2 Comments

South Africa, Here I Come!

It has been over 10 years since I was last in S. Africa. I had envisioned I would be back before now, but my health

March 1, 2018 No Comments

Life at the Level of Our Transformation

God never expects us to live past our level of development. He never shames us for where we are at, but fully understands the why

February 21, 2018 5 Comments

Bless His Heart

Bless His Heart (and not in the way Southerner’s mean it, if you know what I mean.) I have a practice. Before I go to

February 10, 2018 2 Comments

Wishing God a Happy New Year

I wish You, GOD, a great New Year! (I humbly recognize that I am actually thinking much of my self and those I care

January 3, 2018 No Comments

Counting the Cost

For a couple months, Jesus and I have been having this low-key interaction about how challenging it is to pursue living at an ‘elder’ level

November 8, 2017 9 Comments

One of Those Inconvenient Truths

It’s one of the verses displayed on cards for the purpose of encouragement. But if I am honest, I have a ‘love/hate’ relationship with the

September 25, 2017 No Comments

Not Quite as Evangelical as I Used to Be?

A short while back there was much emotionally charged dispute again filling my Facebook page- this time as a result of Eugene Peterson’s statements regarding

August 8, 2017 2 Comments

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