The journey from teaching about love to allowing myself to be loved proved much longer than I realized.

- Henri Nouwen

December 30, 2008

January, 2009 update

Filed under: General — Ministry Essentials @ 8:27 pm

January 2009
A new year represents a fresh start or new beginning for many.  We celebrate, make resolutions and may even make good on them for awhile.  Yet, somehow, our resolutions fall prey to ‘reality’ and life takes on the same look and feel as last year.  The luster is gone and so go our hopes [...]

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December 1, 2008

December, 2008 Update

Filed under: General — Ministry Essentials @ 1:59 am

December 2008
My time, of late, has been filled with story. New faces, new places, new events—story upon story. Within each life I encounter, as the story unfolds, I’m constantly reminded of life’s fragility. Just one word misspoken can bring a team to its knees, strain a marriage or discourage a child. Never mind the intent [...]

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