Yesterday I sat down to breakfast next to a plain-looking couple who, I later learned, are both well into their 80s. Perhaps ten minutes after they had sat down to eat, the husband mysteriously stood up. To be honest, neither his wife nor I noticed him leaving. It was only as he returned that I …
59th Session of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
The Georgia Dome formed the venue for an historic event to which I was privileged to bear witness. With soul-stirring eloquence, the 20th president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists delivered an appeal for the church to go forward in fulfillment of God’s commission. His appeals to the tenets of sola scriptura and prima …
Why Kangaroos have short arms and long legs
I just read an article about why kangaroos have short arms and long legs. In summary it’s because that suits them best for what they do i.e. crawl in a pouch or hop around… Why does this go down as an historic discovery? Well, maybe not historic, but at least noteworthy. Because someone just discovered …
When the Rain Comes…
(since it’s a beautiful sunny day…) When the rain comes, It seems that everyone has gone away. When the night falls, You wonder if you shouldn’t find someplace To run and hide… Escape the pain… But hiding’s such a lonely thing to do! I can’t stop the rain From falling down on you again. I …
winds
birds chirping traffic laundry winds blow leaves rustling warmth stillness wind blows books breath Bible blowing
on becoming the woman
Quite often since hitting 25, the thought has occurred to me that I’m becoming the woman I want to be… My brother asked me once, who I wanted to be when I grew up. It was during the turbulent years of undergrad when I was picking a second major, joining/starting clubs and pursuing undergraduate research …
friendship
I never believed it possible to lose a friend. How could you lose a friend? I mean, we all make mistakes…so we ask for forgiveness and move on. Why would you want to give up a friend? It’s not like they cost you any more than they invest in you. Besides, it feels so much …
Fraternizing with the Enemy
Ahab was confronted with a situation before which he felt helpless. His automatic response was surrender. 1 Kings 20:1-4. He yielded to the enemy. But then things were getting a little out of hand. It’s one thing to surrender, it’s quite another for the enemy to take over your life, humiliate you and make a …
how quickly…
a moment’s glance a second’s wish a breath too soft dreams bereft heaven’s kiss no second chance
Homesick
I read this morning, in that classic, Education, about Joseph. Separated from his family at such a young age… He couldn’t call, couldn’t write, couldn’t video-chat them. He missed his father, oh so much. He missed the time they would spend together. He missed hearing the timeless stories about the ladder with angels ascending and …