Back and forth, side to side, oscillating with mindless repetition, Charlie and Billy had spent a lifetime of having their mouths open, and little white balls pushed into the cavity. Heads rotating left to right, right to left with constant repeating action. Forever looking out and never in. Charlie: Hey, […]
Tis the season to be jolly, so a few brief thoughts about Angels in this Christmas season. I was reading the Christmas story the other day and I was struck by how Angels affected the people they came into contact with. So with a little creativity, here are 14 reasons […]
So why did you have me born? I wish no one had ever laid eyes on me! I wish I had never been born I wish I had never been born I wish I’d never lived—a stillborn, buried without ever having breathed. Isn’t it time to call it quits on […]
Paul’s thorn in the flesh could have meaning for you. The greater the thorn, the greater the wound and scar. A ‘Thorn in the flesh’ can disable your walk physically and spiritually, but it can also be a place of growth as it keeps you in humility. Could your thorn […]
Guest Blog: Last year I invited a number of people to write sermons on the Beatitudes. Bill Gray wrote about Peacemaking within the battleground of an addiction to gambling. Here is a condensed version. My life is anything but peaceful. I have a continuous, on-going, relentless, battle with an addiction […]
“It has been said that there is no true person unless there are two entering into communication with one another. The isolated individual is not a real person. A real person is one who lives in and for others. And the more personal relationships we form with others, the more […]
I listen to people’s stories. I sit and turn my ear and my heart to receive the precious gift they have to offer. I never feel adequate. I never feel able to make any sort of difference, but something happens. I am inadequate, and I want to stay that way. […]
Ever had people try to tear you down. Rotten tomatoes are thrown. Lies spoken, gossip spread, stories twisted, your good name being smeared. All of this leaving you alone in a pool of tears wondering what is going on. The Apostle Paul knew exactly what it was like to experience […]
Knots in my muscles, too much traffic in my mind Traffic in my mind, traffic in my mind Knots in my muscles, too much traffic in my mind.Bruce Cockburn Ever find yourself with too much traffic in your mind? What is the traffic in your mind? What is causing the […]
He was taking a risk in releasing it to the wild and unknown. It cooed quietly then off and away it flew as Noah let it go. 7 long days Noah waited and hoped. The Dove returned, olive leaf in its beak, it was time to leave the cramped quarters […]