Tag Archives: encouragement
He Is Not Here
Once again, I’m dipping into some words from my pulpit days at Tyre Reformed. I’m not a preacher so you’re not going to get a sermon this morning. But I am a journalist and editor, so you’re in for an … Continue reading
Memories
We recently moved to a small town dotted with cemeteries dating back to well before the Civil War. Wandering through them on early-morning and late-evening walks with my dog, I often stop to read the carefully carved, worn stones. The … Continue reading
Warm Spring Days
When I was young, it wasn’t love that filled my thoughts in the spring. It was baseball. I loved everything about the game — the crack of the bat, the thrill of chasing a ground ball across short green grass, … Continue reading
Wisdom
After college and before I figured out what I wanted to do with my life, I bartended for two years in Boulder, CO. To pass the slow winter days, I befriended the elderly saxophonist who played outside the restaurant. Eugene … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday … Remember
Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/03/five-minute-friday-remember-2/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading
More Babies
As promised, another grandchild joined the human race rank and file this afternoon (March 18), just the latest of God’s gift of promise to us. Welcome to the world Colin Joseph Biery, my newest grandson. God shared him with us … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Rest
Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/03/five-minute-friday-rest-2/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading
Home alone
As you may know, over the past few years I have sent “words for the week” — collected from a variety of sources — to my family, friends and faith partners as a way of encouragement. I’ve discovered each one … Continue reading
The Light 