What is wrong with us? Where is the goodness And the patient grace And the love of our fellowman? Bullies degrade Racists divide Murderers in the name of vengeance, Slaughterers for a God I [Read more...]
Forgive me Did I forget to say it Lord? Did I forget yesterday and the day before and maybe the one before that? Did I get so carried away with my requests that I forgot a most important [Read more...]
To say I was excited was an understatement! It had been a long day directing a TV commercial for the furniture store I stage, but I finished early. Time to pick up The Preacher and my son for the [Read more...]
For years I lived my life based on a lie. I don’t recall anyone saying these particular words. I’m not sure that anyone intended me to sum the complex equation of my life’s path into two [Read more...]
Tiny And needy And vulnerable, And you are swollen with love and awe at the precious creature you were entrusted with. Fearful that they might break, you read and research every decision [Read more...]
“Sometimes God allows your house to burn down so you can better see the trees.” Jonathan Merritt She would never have allowed it. She was all light and glitter and sparkles and pizazz! Magic and [Read more...]
The atmosphere is threaded with tense excitement, Chatter bounces and vibrates, My heart races. And then as the shaggy buffalo mascot beats the center court drum to amp up the crowd [Read more...]
I don't feel very thankful some days. In fact, sometimes when my guard is down and I listen to the little whisper, “This is bad, you need to do something, say something, fix something…" I feel a [Read more...]
He was minding his own business. But whether he just happened to be in town or had come to see the spectacle, we will never know. Trudging his way in from the country, Simon of Cyrene’s day [Read more...]
So regal, Such posture A monument of colossal proportions, So unintentionally hilarious. Nestled in the heart of the city, the cool shade of the plaza gave us relief in a mid eighties day. [Read more...]