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Category Archives: life and death
now boarding
I’m sitting in the airport, waiting to board a plane. I’ve been awake since 4:00AM – well, really, every hour since 10:00PM. What is it about knowing I’ve got to get up early that makes sleep so elusive?! I look … Continue reading
Posted in breathing, connection, credibility, fear, Lessons Learned, Life, life and death, life purpose, Uncategorized, unconditional love, wholeness;
Tagged credibility, fear, God's love, grace, lessonslearned, trust, vulnerability
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learning in lavender
A little over a month ago I found out that a lump in my breast, although it was thought to be benign, had grown significantly and needed to be removed. We were planning to move the next week so I … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, connection, Faith, fear, Lessons Learned, Life, life and death, peace, Relationships, Spirituality, Uncategorized, unconditional love
Tagged faith, God's love, Jesus, lessonslearned, love, trust, uncertainty, vulnerability
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in the midst of it all
It has been two years since I have served a church in a full time capacity as pastor. Two years since any official duties at Easter. A lot has changed for me in the last two years. A lot is … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, Christ, Christianity, Easter, Faith, Lessons Learned, Life, life and death, life purpose, peace, Spirituality, sunday sermon, Uncategorized
Tagged Christ, darkness, death, Easter, faith, God's love, grace, lessonslearned, life, love, trust
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seeking perspective in pain
As I sit in horror watching the news reports today of the tragedy in Paris I can’t help but think about my one brief moment there. It was in 2007 and I had gone on a mission trip with a … Continue reading
Posted in community, life and death, life purpose, paris, peace, wholeness;, world peace
Tagged connectedness, darkness, death, faith, God's love, lifeanddeath, paris, uncertainty
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seeking light
It seems that life has been happening so fast I have not had, or taken the time to chew the cud lately. I haven’t metabolized much of anything that has been going on. Life is like that though, isn’t it. … Continue reading
Posted in breathing, connection, Faith, family, Lessons Learned, Life, life and death, Relationships, Spirituality, Uncategorized, unconditional love, witness
Tagged darkness, faith, God's love, grace, lessonslearned, lifeanddeath, love, uncertainty, Wimberleyflood
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some gospel musings
Today is Good Friday. A day when millions of Christians all over the world observe, remember, give thanks for, and consider the crucifixion of Jesus. Notice I didn’t say celebrate. That word just doesn’t seem to fit. We celebrate one’s … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Lessons Learned, life and death, Spirituality, unconditional love
Tagged Easter, faith, family, God's love, Good Friday, grace, lessonslearned, love, ministry
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life in death
Last Sunday I was the guest preacher at a small Presbyterian church. The Biblical text for the sermon was John 12:20-36, with a concentration on verses 23-26; Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, family, Lessons Learned, Life, life and death, life purpose, Spirituality, unconditional love
Tagged courage, death, faith, God's love, grace, Jesus, Jesus’ death, lessonslearned, love, Martin Luther King’s death, trust, vulnerability
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in this breath
Between the beeping of the monitors, pole bag alarms and the general hum of the hospital environment, my mother in law’s breathing sounds went unnoticed. In fact, I don’t remember noticing anyone’s breathing that day. (Who am I kidding, most … Continue reading
Posted in breathing, connection, Faith, Lessons Learned, Life, life and death, Relationships, Spirituality, unconditional love
Tagged breathingspace, giftoflife, God's love, god'sbreath, grace, lessons learned, love, weareone
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it’s in the focus
This past Saturday we had a small graveside service of internment of ashes for my mother-in-law, Dolores. It was exactly two months after she had peacefully passed in our presence. In some ways it seemed sad that it was so … Continue reading
Posted in family, Lessons Learned, life and death, Uncategorized
Tagged appreciate, focus, lessons learned, relationships
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it could be worse
If there’s one thing in all articles about blogging, it’s the advice to be consistent, to post on a regular basis. I want to do that. I intend to do that. But the reality is, life keeps happening fast and … Continue reading
Posted in family, Lessons Learned, Life, life and death, Uncategorized
Tagged hospice, itcouldbeworse, lessonslearned, lifeisagift, thankfulness
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