August 30, 2015
Every muscle in my body aches today. And yet I feel light. There’s nothing like the feeling of completion, especially when it’s successful completion. The mammoth project I’ve been working on all summer, a yearlong anniversary celebration, finally kicked-off on Friday. The stress was crazy at times, but mostly, it was great fun. I was […]
Read More →August 13, 2015
At first, my two massive projects at work were almost fun. Finally I had a chance to break out of my office confinement and be creative. I felt fulfilled to work out of strengths for a change. But after a few weeks of obstacle after obstacle — at first leaping over them and now barely crawling […]
Read More →July 31, 2015
In Europe, I had a red enamel tea kettle that I used for my nightly spot of tea. As the temperature inside boiled, that teapot didn’t merely whistle. It shrieked. It would scare my guests, probably even my neighbors down the street. It sounded like a child or animal being tortured. When the screech reached […]
Read More →May 27, 2015
Commencement season has commenced. My post-missionary career has evolved into one of doing graduations, first at a seminary near San Francisco and now at a university in North Carolina. None of my 12 years of helping to put on commencement ceremonies has come close to the amount of work (and stress) […]
Read More →May 19, 2015
Do you ever wonder if God is using you? Going a step further, do you sometimes fear that when you cease to be useful, you become insignificant? If our performance determines our worth, why would Jesus tell us to seek first His kingdom and not worry about the rest? Would He really have told Mary she did […]
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