Today I took what, I hope, will be my last airplane trip for the year! Hooray! I will not miss the smell of AV fuel, the blare of CNN’s talking heads, the chatter of folks on cell phones, the rushing to or from a gate, taking off my shoes, lifting my suitcase…all the unpleasantries of […]
I was in California past week. That trip will provide many stories in the weeks to come! My goodness! What a full but wonderful week it was. (The travel wasn’t so good – but that’s a whole other story!) My friend, Don Harris, a member of the Sacramento City Council, invited me to speak to […]
We are in a mess. In a pickle. In Washington. Unfortunately it is a dangerous one – our politicians are skating very close to the edge. We are in over our heads and sinking fast. A storm is brewing. How will we handle it? Does God even care at this point? I wrote about Jesus […]
I have more to say on the experience Jesus had with His disciples in the same portion of scripture as last week but in the meantime I spoke at a conference in Worcester, MA. My topic was “loneliness” which also covered a bit about divorce. I closed my remarks about telling the story about the […]
In Matthew 14 there is a phrase that says, “He dismissed the crowd”. Jesus had been teaching and preaching. Busy. Wanting to minister. That was His purpose but He dismissed the crowd. No doubt He knew their need and the pressing issues. No doubt He knew the schedule and how late it was. No doubt […]
I went to the beach for my annual vacation. I love the beach and each year ask God to renew my spirit. The weather was perfect and while I was there we had a full moon. The reflection dancing on the waves…the higher than usual tide… I just love everything about the beach. Except the […]
In keeping with the “birds on the runway”…it is obvious I was walking near the runway. Actually, quite close. Being a small island, everything is close! But the road ran right along the airport perimeter fence. Most mornings a much smaller propeller plane took off. But on the weekends, there was jet service into the […]
I spent the last week on Cayman Brac at the “barefoot and Breaking Free” retreat hosted by Mary and Russ Brandes – very special people. The island is small – only 12 miles long! Each morning I got up to walk just as it was dawning. Even then it is hot and humid. My walk […]
I have heard from many of you that you were praying for my daughter, Windsor. Thank you. Thank you. We have a merciful and gracious God. Thursday, Windsor went to the cardiologist at the University of Pennsylvania hospital. By the time she got there she had worked herself up into quite a state – to […]
Thank you all so much for praying for my father. As I have shared before it is always difficult to get that kind of news anytime but especially when you are “on the road”. But it was a precaution so that his congestion did not worsen. At 93 we cannot afford to take chances. He […]