Many years ago I was doing a wedding for a beautiful couple from a Church where I was preaching and my family was attending. The wedding was at a park with a lake near Whittier, California.The lake had a bunch of geese swimming around in it. The couple wanted to have communion Protestant style. They … More Getting Goosed
I have four wonderful daughters. They are all within six years of each other in age. At the time I am talking about here, they were maybe seven to twelve years old. We had a basketball court set up on our driveway. The girls are all well coordinated and love athletics. On this particular day, … More A Lesson From My Daughters
When I was a Chaplain at Union Rescue Mission sometimes men would come into 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 inteligent for me to say. Every time … More Five Loaves and Two Fish
Several years ago, I nicked my ankle on my bike pedal. I more or less ignored it. The result was that it got infected. I put some antibiotic ointment on it and covered it with a Band Aid. It got worse and worse. With encouragement [or insistence] of my daughter, I finally went to the … More The Problem of Using The Wrong Map
There is an old Chinese story I heard years ago. The Yellow River is a very powerful river. Trying to cross it, many Chinese people were swept out into the Sea and died. In time they learned a strategy that saved countless lives. Part of the way across the river there was an island they … More A Great Chinese Story
For too many years I had a false idea that God sent tribulations so we can learn from them. I think that would be a waste of effort on God’s part. The world is driven by sin and sin can be counted upon to give us all the trouble we need so we are able … More A Lie About God
When I need to know my Higher Power’s will I need to know that God wants me to know her/his will more than I want to know his/her will. THe rub for me is that I want to know more quickly than HP wants me to know it. I think that is because if I … More God’s Will
I worked as a kitchen helper while I was in college. The head cook frequently gave me food to take home to my family. At that time we had 4 little girls. Once the cook gave me a bag of stale donuts. We all dug in and enjoyed them. After a few days we had … More Stale Donuts
When I was working as President of Union Rescue Mission of Los Angeles, I often went out on the streets of skid row to talk with the homeless. I found it enjoyable and relaxing. However, occasionally a disgruntled client from among the street population served by the mission, would make a threat against me of … More Death Threat
But for the grace of God, I might be the scum of the earth like her. [But For The Grace of God.] . Keep the bitterness level of your self criticism high. [Easy Does It.] . Hang on to the past and worry about the future. [One Day At a Time.] . Everything will be … More *CURSE [Conference Unapproved Reverse Slogans Elucidated ]
George Caywood 