Sometime someone hurts you so bad, it stops hurting at all. Until something makes you feel again And then it all comes back Every word Every hurt Every moment How could you ever understand where I come from Even if you ask, even if you listen You do not really hear, see or feel You […]
Years ago when our kids graduated high school John and I took them on a rite of passage weekend. Part of the weekend was shark fishing—which ended with only one nibble and a whole lot of seasickness for Jamon. Quite a miserable memory yet one told fondly. We also arranged for personal time with members […]
I believe everyone’s faith grows from memory to memory. It’s not the powerful sermons that mark our faith journey (yes, even my powerful sermons which are the best ever given do not serve as spiritual markers) or the worship music or the Bible study. We mark our faith from memory to memory—whether those memories are […]
Part 1. This reminds me of a sermon illustration I “borrowed” way back in the early 1980s. It was a short story about a guy who came forward to the alter call week after week. Each week this guy would wail before God asking for mercy. One week one of the pew sitters who was […]
My first message I ever gave was in 1981 on 1 Timothy 4:8-9. I was 18 years old. And it was a good one. I have used it over and over and over again. I cleverly created a spiritual workout which included things like “sit ups” as in sit up in church and “lift weights” […]
This is not the first time I’ve mentioned this book of written prayers, nor will it be the last. This book is the biggest part of my daily quiet time routine. This book is ….drumroll…Everyday Prayers by Scotty Smith. The prayer for April 12 (which I also read last year on April 12) just stunned […]
I never intended for prison to become part of my life. I actually hate that it is part of my life. I never intended on becoming a mom either. I felt God tell me when I was 18 that I would never have children. I was 31 when the doctor told me why. (I was […]
On Saturday a near 20-month old girl’s short life was celebrated. It was a different sort of funeral. She was the daughter of friends of ours. She lovingly belonged to parents who now don’t have a daughter. The parents found out over a year ago that she had Krabbe which is a certain early death […]
Humans of New York is a blog that features people of New York and around New York. It began as a simple project but has grown to have over 8 million followers on social media. Maybe because people like to hear stories about real people. Real people have good stories. In February Humans of New […]
You are God’s masterpiece. After all, You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. Psalm 139:13-14. I know. You don’t feel like this at all. You know your flaws, […]
