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Nancy said to talk about sorrow. Several of our friends are in the middle of loss. I was planning to tell you about two new books. As it turns out, the books are about grief, which is close to sorrow. So I’ll tell you about the books. One is by my friend Jason. Jason is […]

I was talking with a friend. He wants to make a difference. He and his wife understand some things about life and they want to share them. He’d love to do retreats. But they take time. And planning. And logistics. And so he’s talking about “someday.” “Have company some night,” I said. “Pick out 3-4 […]

It’s a Wednesday morning for getting a bunch of things out of my mind. On Tuesday, Nancy texted me at home and asked me to check on the snowdrops out in front of the house. Because of her knee, she’s not been doing her usual outside exploring. I looked. They are blossoming. With bitter cold […]

In the moment of uncertainty, we want to see the certainty of things being fixed. Jesus responds to this longing for things to be better, for things to be made whole. One day, Jesus spent some time healing people who were sick. He demonstrated his power over the evil that was holding people captive. And […]

God. We aren’t very good with choices. It’s hard to choose between the best thing for us and the best thing for others. Choosing the right voices to listen to is hard. There are so many voices and so many options and so many things going wrong. Choosing the right people to follow is hard. […]