At least once every day I see myself in a mirror. On the surface, that is a good thing. There I can see if my hair has that combed-by-a-pillow look, or my beard is taking over my face, or if I need to increase the sunblock coverage on my ever-growing forehead. I find in my […]Read Post ›
Has this ever happened to you? You are reading your Bible and suddenly a verse pops out at you which makes you stop and read it again. Since that last time you read that section, God reached down and added something–well it seems that way. There are also those things we remember from the Bible […]Read Post ›
Julian, this past Sunday your grandmother and I watched and listened as you were confirmed. It was a wonderful day as we were able to thank God for how he brought you to faith in your Savior Jesus and has kept you close to him through his Word. We were also able to thank God […]Read Post ›
Good morning, Lord Lord, you have investigated me, and you know. You know when I sit down and when I get up. You understand my thoughts from far off. You keep track of when I travel and when I stay, and you are familiar with all my ways. Before there is a word on my […]Read Post ›
A while ago, the book titled Fruit of the Drunken Tree piqued my interest. The story contrasts the struggles of Chula, who lives in a gated community in Bogotá, Columbia and Petrona, the family’s maid, who lives in city’s slum area–an area controlled by followers of Pablo Escobar, an infamous drug lord. Ingrid Rojas Contreras, the author, used her […]Read Post ›
Dear Anonymous, It has been a while since you started to send me emails about my blog posts. I am not sure how you found my email address but I now expect your responses shortly after I post something. At first I thought you were someone who decided their purpose was to push back against […]Read Post ›
OK, so this week I turned sixty-five. In my younger years, this age seemed so far away. At that time, sixty-five was a milestone that meant you could retire. It was the age of my grandparents or that cat person who lived down the block. These were the people for whom my parents said I needed to open the door or offer to […]Read Post ›
According to my math, which is always suspect, as I write this I have been alive about 34,164,000 minutes. Some of these minutes passed unnoticed, like when I was asleep. (Yes, there have been quite a few of those.) Other minutes have passed rather quickly as when we are on vacation or I am spending time with […]Read Post ›
“Think of all that we’ve been through and breaking up is hard to do.” Neil Sedaka released this song in 1962. This is not the most insightful song about ending relationships. It does not go into the various factors that are barriers to relationships. There is nothing about the efforts made to prevent a breakup. […]Read Post ›
