Being thankful…in the rain

What am I thankful for this week? It came during the rain on Sunday. Heidi and I often walk early on Sunday mornings to get ourselves moving and to enjoy the outdoors. It was cloudy this Sunday, but on the warmish side. Rain was supposed to move in later, so we thought we could get in […]

What is the vision for your life?

Each of us needs a vision for our lives, something above the helter-skelter of daily life, something that we can give ourselves to and know the reason why we are alive. Once we come to Jesus, I believe he will give each of us something unique and precious to do that will become the vision for our […]

“What’s the worst thing that could happen?”

The question took me by surprise. It came in a conversation with a close friend who has walked with me over the past few years.  We were talking about living out the vision for our lives and not getting stuck in lives of mere survival and passivity. As I spoke about my own hesitation and […]

A quote I will never forget

Throughout my life, there have been certain statements that have opened doors into my mind and heart, letting air and light into them, shifting my whole sense of being. Here is one of the most important of them: “What can be seen on earth indicates neither the total absence, nor the manifest presence of divinity, […]