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The Flood… what it means for me this very moment.

As I have been planning for this teaching series I have been deep into science. Science is not my first love (hahaha). But as usual, preparation for teaching always challenges me and always changes me. Last week we laid the groundwork for this series The Flood. The groundwork is pretty straight forward. God gave us the writings of Genesis in the Old Covenant as history. History is all about names, dates, times, events. Genesis gives us this basic framework. Its...

On Growing Up…

On growing up… this is what you need to know. My father left this life in 2011. Our relationship was up and down… but only for me. From my father’s perspective, it was up. From my father’s perspective, we were best friends. My perspective dealt with my emotions, my processing of events, my feelings. My perspective created the up and down aspects of our relationship (of which he was unaware). I was often uneasy in his presence. I was often...

That’s Not Cool

Dear H, It is not cool to cry in Starbucks. It’s not cool to let a tear roll down your cheek… so keep tears in… near your eyelids.  Let them hang out there right on the edge of your eyes.  Just don’t let them fall, don’t let them roll. It is not cool to cry in Starbucks. Tears for failure. Tears for the past. Tears for today. Tears for now. It’s not cool to cry in Starbucks.  Don’t let anyone...

Pausing to Ponder, Pausing to Praise.

  I’m pausing to ponder.  Will you join me? Sometimes life is unfair. Sometimes life hurts. Sometimes life feels over. Sometimes life turns for the worse. Sometimes life takes everything you have and you end up with nothing left, nothing left to give. Sometimes life is relentless. Sometimes life doesn’t feel worth it. Sometimes life slowly drags on and on and on… a mere moment feeling like days. Sometimes life is unfair.   I’m pausing to praise.   Will you...