Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 Several months ago, I led a meeting near where I live. I shared some of the emptiness and loneliness of my boyhood. After the meeting, a beautiful young woman came up to me. I have been in that meeting with her for several years. I have grown to deeply respect her … More Thougts on Loneliness and Fellowship
5 Loaves and Two Fish….When I was a Chaplain at Union Rescue Mission sometimes men would come in to my office and pour out a horror story to me. I would sit and listen. While I listened I would pray “When this guy gets done he will expect me to have something reasonably helpful to … More Five Loaves and Two Fish
The following ideas have helped me. -I want my one thought to be,”I have this good day. How am I going to use it?” -I traded my doormat in on a flying carpet. -In a co-dependent relationship, both parties make each other weak. -If I am coasting, I am going downhill. -When I desperately needed … More Good Ideas 3
The following ideas have helped me. I like days that my Out-box goes down more than my In-box goes up. I need to be my own best friend instead of my own worst enemy. Give me this day my daily love, and my hourly hug. HALT Hungry Angry Lonely Tired Each of the above emotional … More Good Ideas 2
Said by a wonderful program friend after she had lost an expensive necklace: “My life is no better or worse because I lost my necklace”. The most important things in my life are not things. I put on sanity in the mornings just like I put on my clothes. What kind of person do I … More Good Ideas 1
The following is part of some correspondence between me and a good friend. Dear Roberta, To me, perfectionism is a monstrous idol that demands more and more sacrifice no matter what I feed it. That was doubly true back in the days that I did mission work. Conviction is when God points out a specific … More A Helpful Conversation
The following is part of some correspondence between me and a good friend. Dear Roberta, To me, perfectionism is a monstrous idol that demands more and more sacrifice no matter what I feed it. That was doubly true back in the days that I did mission work. Conviction is when God points out a specific … More Some Helpful Corresponding
There is an old Chinese story I heard years ago. The Yellow River is a very powerful river. Many Chinese people were swept out into the Sea and died. In time they learned a strategy that helped save their lives. Part of the way across the river their was an island they could easily see. … More A Lesson from China
