It’s rare to know someone a short time and yet experience deep friendship. We may know people over a lifetime and experience deep friendship, but to experience deep friendship over a few months is not common. How does this happen….what is it that allows this to happen? I met a man a few months ago … Continue reading “Ken”
Category: Virtue
“Being Humble… Not So Easy”
I remember my friend Harold telling the story of the man who received a medal for being humble…. but they took it away when he began to wear it. Humility is often difficult to define and identify, especially in ourselves. Just because you’re sitting in the corner with a bag over your head doesn’t mean … Continue reading “Being Humble… Not So Easy”
“Welcome Home”
I remember hearing the story of a missionary returning to the United States after spending a lifetime serving the poor and preaching the gospel in a foreign land. As he was getting ready to exit the plane he notices a huge crowd gathered. “Oh my goodness, they are welcoming me home… I’m overwhelmed… they recognize … Continue reading “Welcome Home”
“Rich Soil Is Needed”
“Oh I’ve heard that before….. I know all about that”. What is it in me that switches to another station once I think I’ve heard something before. “Hey, I don’t want to waste my time going over that again.” Well that may not be a problem if the matter at hand is trivial, like a joke … Continue reading “Rich Soil Is Needed”
“The Works Of God Are All Of Them Good”
“Listen, my faithful children….. send up the sweet odor of your hymn of praise; bless the Lord for all he has done! Proclaim the greatness of his name, loudly sing his praises, with music on the harp and all stringed instruments; sing out with joy as you proclaim: The works of God are all of them good.”(Sir. … Continue reading “The Works Of God Are All Of Them Good”
“Shame… Part 2 – Healing”
As I was rereading the BLOG on "Shame" from last week, I realized that an addendum might be helpful, so I wanted to add a couple of things. As a reminder, “shame is the feeling that I have done something wrong and I don’t want others to know about it. It is the desire to hide … Continue reading “Shame… Part 2 – Healing”
“The Victim No Longer”
“Life can be hazardous to your health” ….. no one gets out of this life, alive ….. and no one gets a free ride”. Hmmmmm, I don’t know who came up with these phrases, but there is some truth in them. Every day you hear of someone getting a surprise punch in the nose. Maybe it’s an … Continue reading “The Victim No Longer”
July 5, 1969—Seems Like Yesterday
Originally Posted July 5, 2021... this BLOG is still accurate except we've now been married 54 years with 41 grandchildren and one great grandchild... and hopefully more to come. God is good. Today is our 52nd wedding anniversary… in some ways, it seems like yesterday. As I think of our life today with our children and … Continue reading July 5, 1969—Seems Like Yesterday
Happy 4th of July !
Independence Day, also called Fourth of July or July 4th, in the United States, the annual celebration of nationhood. It commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. “John Adams” is a 2008 American television miniseries chronicling most of U.S. President John Adams’s political life and his role in the founding of … Continue reading Happy 4th of July !
“Shame”
“Shame is the feeling that I have done something wrong and I don’t want others to know about it. It is the desire to hide my weakness, my imperfections and my failures from others.” (Bishop Andrew Cousins, Catholic Spirit, Mar. 21, 2019) “Dave, have you ever been ashamed …… hmmmmm, I’m almost ashamed to answer that … Continue reading “Shame”
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