“Sorry seems to be the hardest word” Have truer words ever been sung or spoken? We either ignore our poor behavior or we awkwardly try to explain it away. To take responsibility for our actions seems to be a lost art. We look for someone else to blame or we easily dismiss as miniscule the [...]
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I’m Sorry – Can you say it?
Posted in loving, reflections, tagged life together on April 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
More Life = Faster?
Posted in quotes, reflections on September 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s all about life and wanting more. What makes up more life? More stuff? More activities? More time? We crave more. Perhaps the paradox is less stuff, less activities equals more life. Taking the moments to stop and think, reflect, appreciate, and consider the world that we inhabit and the God who created it and [...]
Jesus Loves Me?
Posted in loving, reflections on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus loves me How do I know? Yes, the Bible tells me so and so does the preacher and maybe even the Sunday School teacher but how do I know Jesus loves me? by knowing Jesus yes, reading the Bible yes, talking to him yes, responding to his invitation to know him yes, being part [...]
Psalm 105
Posted in reflections on July 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Keep your eyes open for God, watch for his works; be alert for signs of his presence. Remember the world of wonders he has made, his miracles, and the verdicts he’s rendered– Psalm 105:4-5 At VBS, we call these “God sightings.” Our children recorded their God sightings in the captain’s log (High Seas Expedition) and [...]
Until . . .
Posted in reflections on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“What’s going on here? Is God out to lunch? Nobody’s tending the store. The wicked get by with everything; they have it made, piling up riches. I’ve been stupid to play by the rules, what has it gotten me? A long run of bad luck, that’s what–a slap in the face every time I walk out [...]
Holy Week
Posted in Holy Week, reflections on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have been reading through the last week of Jesus’ life in the book of John. I am amazed at all the teaching Jesus does this last week. He continued to teach his disciples and empower them with images that they would need. The disciples didn’t understand these teachings, but obviously later, they would return [...]
1,000 Words on Community
Posted in community, reflections on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Influence
Posted in reflections on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The word influence has been on my mind this week. The dictionary on my computer defines influence as the capacity to have an effect on the character, development or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself the power to shape policy or ensure favorable treatment from someone, esp. through status, contacts, or wealth [...]
Wait and Listen
Posted in reflections on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Silence may be the act required . . . a kind of active passivity, an openness, a willingness to wait for the visible Word to disclose itself. Karen Stone, Reflections on Grief and Spiritual Growth
