Footprints in the sand
January 4, 2009 | 3 comments
Many of you have read this poem, but many have not. It’s one of my favorites. Footprints in the Sand One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the
New beginnings
January 2, 2009 | 5 comments
The greeting “Happy New Year,” has been flowing freely and abundantly this past week as people anticipate a new set of months to twirl through on their calendar. When the past has been a struggle, as it has been for
God gets our attention
December 27, 2008 | No comments yet
Here at our cabin, I have an office next to the workroom downstairs. In the workroom there is a space heater with a fan we leave on while the cabin is vacant in order to keep the plumbing and water
The after effects of Christmas
December 26, 2008 | 5 comments
On the radio, I was listening to lamenting and bemoaning over the “after effects” of Christmas by talk show hosts and call-ins complaining about gaining too much weight over the holidays and accruing heavy debt from gift purchases. After a
The real meaning of Christmas
December 24, 2008 | 10 comments
As I was shoveling 4’ of snow off the back deck of our cabin last evening, I had a lot of time to think. Demands on my practice led me to wrestle more with the real meaning of Christmas. As