Twenty years from now... · Jun 9, 01:58 PM
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
~Attributed to Mark Twain
Thank You to My Parents... · May 24, 12:29 PM
BOOK REVIEW: Surfing the Edge of Chaos · May 23, 09:39 AM
Many would say that the American church world is facing an adaptive situation today. Others would probably concur with a stronger word like “the edge of chaos.” How do we adapt? Do we change nothing and just keep doing what we have been doing? It was Albert Einstein who defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
"Prayer of Desperation" July 31, 2005 · Apr 30, 07:41 AM
From my diary, July 26, 2005: This morning in my quiet time I felt like I got a breakthrough. I was reading a devotional from a book for cancer patients from Betsy and it really seemed to express what was in my heart. Prayer of Desperation: —2 Kings 20:1-7
It's Friday but Sunday is coming · Apr 6, 08:28 AM
I am sitting beside an open window drinking my coffee early on Friday morning. Yesterday, I heard about another friend who’s wife just discovered that she has advanced cancer. This morning, Debbie was telling me about meeting with a friend of hers yesterday who has been going through chemo-therapy and who looked gaunt. Despite getting eight hours sleep last night, Debbie had trouble keeping her eyes open this morning and felt “tired.” I just encouraged her to go back to bed.
The Jesus of Holy Week · Apr 3, 11:44 AM
It is the events of Holy Week that reveal who Jesus really is—so much more than a prophet or great moral teacher. And it is when we clearly see Jesus that our bold professions, like Peter’s, are separated from the jagged deeds that reflect our true hearts.
Made to Last Forever · Mar 26, 09:28 AM
Those of you who are aware that Debbie was diagnosed with stage-4 breast cancer about 18 months ago, will understand that we have spent a lot of time recently thinking about what lies beyond this life…and what is the real meaning of this life.
Besides that, having arrived at the seasoned age of 56 (birthday at the end of April), I have more of my life behind me than in front of me. These two circumstances lead to deep reflection about not only the meaning of life, but its brevity.
