Heart Grip I’m processing.  And in this chapter of life it seems there is so much to process. Last year’s posts uncovered some of what was going on inside this blogger.  In the early days and weeks of 2018, . . . more to process! Sharon and I returned from our tenure of missionary service […]

Heartbeat ~ A Christmas Reflection ~ Parents for the first time.  Heartbeat.  And each time a new little one comes into a home where Christ’s love reigns.  That cherished little heartbeat.  Life.  All the wonder, all the potential.   Mary had her first experience of that wonder.  In a cattle shed.  Wonder, no less!  Joseph […]

A Grateful Heart Yes, it’s the time in America we gather with family.  Ponder the year.  Thank Father for blessings.  Lift hearts to the Sovereign himself.  His incredible handiwork.  The universe.  Its incredible, awesome, and intricate working.  The earth still turning.  Daylight, sunrise. Actually incredible—His profound mercies toward our human family—yes, all of us! I […]

Home Again—Back from Self-Alienation I recently had the privilege of kneeling beside a friend, now advanced in years, and praying with him as he returned to ‘Father’s house’.  There’s something incredibly beautiful about such an experience.  The Father’s welcome home—incredibly grand! The one who was lost moving into Father’s embrace.  Experience this dynamic—it’s incredibly moving! […]

Will We Make the Right Choice? This media commentary drew me in. The commentator with a former member of Congress who is also a historian agreed as they shared regarding their experience with a current member of the US Congress.  They found when conversing with this legislator in personal conversations that he expresses different beliefs […]

Broken . . . to Whole It was not an ordinary day. I attended a funeral—10:30 AM.  Three hours later I was on the pew of a different church for a wedding.  At the latter event, I stepped into the sanctuary in high anticipation.  It was another of those events when I had the privilege […]