Tag Archives: stories
The Importance of the Little Things
It’s time to share this week’s Words for the Week … short and sweet. “We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, … Continue reading →
What the Disciples Saw Still Affects You
Today’s reflection comes from Brad Boruff as a resource for Christian Grown from the Independent Baptists. Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for … Continue reading →
Five Minute Friday — Confident
It’s Five Minute Friday time. You know what that means … letting the neurons out of their cages to roam free, spark the heart, mind and soul and trigger the finger movements for a five minute post on a specific … Continue reading →
Lost in the Woods
A couple of weeks ago — actually a couple of months ago, now — I facilitated a writing class at The Commons at Central Hall here in Dover-Foxcroft. Part of that class included creating a continuing “story” members of the … Continue reading →
Productive Anger
It’s time to share this week’s Words for the Week. This comes from a 1993 pro basketball game. Many years ago during a Knicks-Bullets playoff game, one of the Bullets came up from behind the great Walt Frazier and punched … Continue reading →
Five Minute Friday — Build
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 provided by our fearless leader Kate Motaung. The initiative helps soften the guilt we writers often … Continue reading →
Buried Treasure
A couple of weeks ago — actually a couple of months ago, now — I facilitated a writing class at The Commons at Central Hall here in Dover-Foxcroft. Part of that class included creating a continuing “story” members of the … Continue reading →
We are His
When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might … Continue reading →
Mark Your Calendars
Mark your calendars! I will be doing not one, but three live Facebook feeds this week at facebook.com/wisdomfromafather/ . The first will be Thursday (Jan. 31), at 7 p.m. (eastern) where I’ll talk about my newest book, Wisdom From a … Continue reading →
Faith
This week’s Sunday reflection focuses on Christ healing a Roman officer’s son/servant in Matthew 8:5-13 from The Interpreter’s Bible. Matthew’s ambiguous pais can mean either “son” or “servant.” Luke understands it unambiguously as “servant” (Luke 7:2), while the related story in John … Continue reading →
The Light 