As I watched a television show recently, one of the scenes stirred my thoughts. A man who had committed a terrible crime was behind bars in prison and the person standing outside the bars was the victim. This victim’s life would never be the same and it was clear that…
Read moreHave you ever had a single line from a song lodge itself so deeply inside you it echoed like the beating of your heart? I will tell you about the one that has taken up residence in my soul but first let’s talk a little bit about prodigals and those…
Read moreI never realized until a few years ago that there aren’t actually forty days between Ash Wednesday and Easter. I never counted them. I had learned as a child that Ash Wednesday started the season of Lent, that you gave up something, that Lent is about Jesus’ time in wilderness…
Read moreIn my community, it is a common sight on certain intersections to see a man or a woman standing with a cardboard sign, asking for help. Recently, a shared video on social media showed a couple of these panhandlers walking across the street, after begging for help all day and…
Read moreOne of the most embarrassing moments has to be when you go to introduce someone and you forget their name. Have you done this or is it just me? Not only have I forgotten, but I have even called someone by the wrong name. While I may need to be…
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