training wheels
The little one fell off her bike last summer. I was jogging with her along the quiet road behind my condo, and had just slipped ahead to encourage her to speed up. Seconds later I looked back in time to… Read more ›
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inventory your gifts
I had the following message this morning: “By using love instead of control one can unite the world, starting with yourself & treating others patiently & gently as Christ did. Swindling your gifts is an affront to God by denying… Read more ›
insomnia at the crossroads
You know that ol’ story about God talking to Moses from a burning bush? That conversation wasn’t the turning point that set Moses’ life spinning… but it sure didn’t help matters any. The man was raised by the Pharaoh’s daughter!… Read more ›
Roll Away Your Stone
My current favorite band is Mumford & Sons… I’m doing my best to share them with a couple of my all-time favorite peeps, every chance I get. And my all-time best, most introspective of their songs is “Roll Away Your… Read more ›
apprentice of serenity
When things get me down, the most important piece of advice I find is that I can’t change the things that worry me: being alone, being used, a pre-destined future, wanting change but fearing its pain. But change is within my… Read more ›
seven of discs: feast or famine?
This card popped up for me the other day when I was cogitating on what project I should focus on with the new year. Being that it was in the Outcome position, it threw me for a bit of a… Read more ›
artistic courage
I watched Anvil (2008) last night… what an amazing reflection on artists, and the power of faith in the face of negativity, rejection, poverty, arguments, and disbelief! The heavy-metal band Anvil formed in the ’70′s and experienced a huge breakout… Read more ›