Today I had a Jesus object lesson. My wonderful little car stalled on me this morning while I was driving at about 35 MPH.When I stopped I began pushing it off the busy road I was on. A middle aged Hispanic man stopped to help me move my car to a safe place.Then I used his … More Helped by Jesus

The first week I worked as a chaplain at Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles I was taking look at Chapel at the mission. As I was standing there my good friend and fellow chaplain was with me. I said to him ” Ron, I don’t believe I get paid to do this job. I … More Union Rescue Mission

I like to say God is surprising. No matter how good I think God is it turns out God is better. When I worked at the Mission there was a very elderly retired Baptist preacher that liked to sit in the chapel. His name was Henry. I loved him dearly. One day I was walking … More Surprising Love

If I get terrified by a ride on a roller coaster the solution is not to get off halfway through the ride. Someone said “All God gives and expects is endurance {patience in the fruits of the Spirit}.That is probably an overstatement but I see her point. Keep on keeping on says it all to … More Keeping On

I have had several dreams given to me from time that have helped me. One of them was about Heaven. In this vision, I was just outside a structure about the size and dimensions of a high school gymnasium. The building was my heavenly home. It was being prepared for my arrival at some unknowable … More A Dream Of Heaven

At a recent meeting I attended, a speaker made a distinction between pain and suffering. According to her, pain is a part of the ordinary living of life. It is the common experience of all human beings. We have no ability to order our existence so that pain is excluded. Suffering on the other hand is … More Pain Vs Suffering

For to much of my life my style was Ready, Fire, Aim. When I got active in Al-Anon I had to straighten that  out. One good thing about having a shotgun anger style was I got lots of wonderful practice making amends a very valuable and in my case necessary skill.  

It is often said that as booze is to AA overthinking is to Al-Anon. At one time I thought I could read other people’s minds despite the fact I was always wrong. I made myself think I could read you mind because if I was wrong about that I had absolutely no way to make … More Think