Monthly Archives: December 2012

Are you this way?  When you see something or read something or are sent something you react quicker than fast?  It can go either way. For instance.  I received an e-mail that chortled the shooting deaths of children in Connecticut … Continue reading →

I understand.  We EACH have our own mission projects, the direction[s] in which our gifting is directed.  Please know I honor—even more—celebrate that.  More power to you and those for whom you contribute.  In the swirl of a world that’s … Continue reading →

Just one sentence.  Well, part of one sentence.  Triggered lots of thoughts. The sermon stated from a manuscript, “If Joseph had not been born it would have made no difference.” I chafed.  Then thought about it.  Chafed more.  Then thought … Continue reading →

[An introductory word or two:  there are two links in this blog…please take some time unto yourself to focus upon them…let them bring you joy…even more, love…and at the deepest level, Shalom, which is peace, the fullness of inner well … Continue reading →

Will put this in my blog column to make sure the information’s shared fully.  Some of you have inquired about our Seattle situation… Our new home in Snoqualmie Ridge will be ready for us January 31.  To see how beautiful … Continue reading →

How ministry happens.  My personal guide and close friend John Koenig and I were to cast for steelhead yesterday on the Skagit River.  It’s called boondoggling.  We cast toward the bank, just short of those branches that seem to grow … Continue reading →

In the mix of all the expressions [read that, rants] in response to the horrifying deaths of 22 children, a principal who confronted the shooter, a school counselor [mainly for autistic children] whose boyfriend planned to ask her to marry … Continue reading →

It’s tempting…for many of us I anticipate…to say something to those for whom tragedy has happened in the most personal way. I remember, and it’s the most powerful sermon I’ve ever heard…that Bill Coffin, when preaching at Riverside Church in … Continue reading →

One of the blessings of life is how various friends have responded to the horrific events in Newtown, Connecticut.  Many have written with such power and value, the voices of heart and soul… I’ve mentioned many times, our friend, Matthew … Continue reading →

No one can dig a hole of denial and jump in.  Push away even the possibility of indifference…or other priorities that call us to focus, to make more important anything else. It was two classrooms turned into slaughterhouses.  Twenty.  More … Continue reading →