History, Real Life, and Faith
I’m off on a retreat this weekend, the Mt. Gilead Women’s Retreat in beautiful Sebastopol, California. We’ll listen to fireman’s wife Susan Farren talk about the things the Lord has shown her through the agonies of living with a man who puts his life on the line everyday. She’s also the mother of five children and folks tell me she’s…
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My third son always dashed into the house after school with the same words on his lips: “What’s for dinner?” Invariably, I’d look up from the computer with a woozy brain–still caught in the 1830’s Texas, 1720’s Virginia, or even a mere 1918 Utah–and feel totally blank. “What’s for dinner, Mom?” “Dinner,” I’d grope for the concept and finally remember….
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Memories of UCLA Coach John Wooden and his faith
Matt got a parking ticket and our church changed, Several years ago he and his wife parked in our draconian downtown to run errands. They found a parking ticket on their car and Matt had to appear before a judge. The judge gave Matt a choice: pay a fine or volunteer to “work off” the crime. Since Matt is retired…
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In the traditional Evangelical thought on prayer, you can receive one of three answers from God: Yes, no, or wait. We all love the answer “yes,” because that means God agrees with us. We may not be so keen on the answer, “no,” but we can, sort of, live with the disappointment. Hey, it’s a straight answer right? But that…
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I’ve become a seeing eye person. Our dog Suzie is blind. It apparently came on relatively quickly and now she cannot see a thing. I say apparently, because while I certainly noticed things were not normal, I hadn’t a clue Suzie couldn’t see me until she started knocking her snout into the wall and bumping into the furniture. When I…
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