- Homepage
-
Guilt
In a courtroom, a defendant is placed on trial for a crime. The prosecution brings forth its case and a judge or jury are tasked with hearing the evidence and declaring whether guilt is proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The defendant is found guilty of a crime and often will apologize to the court or…
-
Quicksand
In my youth, I watched several television programs and movies that featured the hero slowly sinking into the ironically named quicksand pit. The frequent use of the trope gave the impression I should be more concerned about quicksand being a larger part of my potential future. (I have not encountered quicksand thus far in all…
-
Discernment
Sailing a ship requires knowledge and discernment of the winds, waves, landmarks, and the stars. In older times before GPS, sailors would embark upon the waters with sometimes uncertain lands ahead of them. They would consult a map or chart, plot a course, and use the skies, winds, and water currents to make their way…
-
Let Go
Imagine a child climbing a tree as they are wont to do; finding a foothold, stepping up to grab the first big branch, and making their way up the tree. Depending upon age and circumstance, the child may get scared by the height. Sometimes when grabbing for a branch, they can get themselves stuck, afraid…
-
Birds of the Field
Worry slowly saps our strength. The constant dull ache of anxiety, sometimes imperceptible, can seem like a bothersome guest in our bodies. The accompanying racing thoughts can come as we seek to analyze each problem in our life, hoping that this time an answer will come to bring resolution to the problem. Other times we…
-
Hope
There are many things in our lives we have little control over. World events, the choices of our adult children, even the color our neighbor may paint their house. The choices of others stem from themselves and all we can control is our choices. How will we react to bad news? What will we do after…
-
Fear
Fear is a separator. It compels us to separate from a situation (fight or flight). It calls us to raise up boundaries between people. It separates us from the presence of God. Fear is the brain’s reaction that hijacks the mind from our higher functions. Fear separates us from reason and peace. We need fear…
-
Fresh Snow
Gazing out of the window on this New Year’s day, awakening to see daybreak reveal a thin layer of newly laid snow on the ground. It covers over the dark pavement, dead leaves, yellowed grass, and other detritus left over from the cold weather’s touch. What was once chaotic is now uniform, bringing a unity…
-
The Day After Christmas
One of the best memories I have of the holiday season is the day after Christmas. Waking up to a quiet house, family still asleep contented after spending time together opening gifts and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life”. It is early in the morning, tree still up with opened gifts under the tree, wrapping paper…
-
The Back Screen-Door.
Memories of days long past, isolated, fragmented, and frightened. He was small and unheard as he walked, walked right out the back door- Screen-door slamming behind, an exclamation mark! Wordless rebuttal of a child. Before him a forest fair, a world of milk and honey, an unwitting wanderer, a trespasser still. Walking in and out…
After The Work 