Abba, I look over the world outside of my window, reminded of the changing seasons of life. The approach of wintry death is signaled in the newly bare branches and scattered dry leaves. The wisdom of the Word is foremost… Continue reading

There is a recurring fantasy that captures me – I want to be Superman! No, it’s not about flying around in a cape and a form-fitting suit. (Yes, that’s an image to forget!) What I dream about is being able… Continue reading

Good morning, Lord. I come to wait on You for a while today, thanking You for Your grace, Your love, and the blessings that are so many in my life. Yet, Abba, I seek to be settled and at peace… Continue reading

Life is complex. Problems multiply. Questions go without answers. Who has not come to that moment when it is overwhelming that a kind of mental paralysis sets in, thinking is hard, decisions are pushed aside. Or, worse, people turn reactionary,… Continue reading

Joy slipped away from me this week. Heavy sighs were often heard! A friend’s health turned quickly and this morning he is dying. A young woman is struggling to live after a catastrophic health event. I am dealing with my… Continue reading

Abba, in humble worship I come to You this day. Be Lord of my emotions, the Wisdom for my mind, and health for my body. Let the promise of the Word lift me up. “He gives power to those who… Continue reading

In the 1980’s, the time of the birth of the so-called “Moral Majority,” I took interest in the world of politics for the first time in my life. Previous to that time, most of the conservative Christians that I knew… Continue reading

Abba, I enter Your Presence expectantly this day. I seek Your peace, a renewed sense that I am held secure in Your care. Recently my heart has become unsettled; questions rising that resist simple answers. I am enduring an apparent… Continue reading

The young man has been sitting in a jail cell in maximum confinement for 5 months. I visit him every Friday morning, sitting in a small, windowless room, talking across a cold steel table. The whole situation is isolating, lonely.… Continue reading

Three years ago, I decided that I needed help with my hearing. I could ‘hear’ the sounds of conversation but often without clarity. I was missing out, or worse, would say something that was totally unrelated to the topic because… Continue reading