Overcome by Worship
Sticky postThey didn’t really come there to worship. At least that’s what I think.
It was a beautiful bowl. The vivid blue color, the gloss, the shape, the white rim accent. They all came together to make a creation of which the artist could be proud. But something had happened. It might have been… Continue Reading →
It is perhaps only rarely that we see the intersection between our family story and world history. But when we do, it certainly personalizes history and makes it come alive. I had such a moment recently . . . …. Continue Reading →
The propeller spun slowly to a halt. We were two hours from the nearest land and thousands of feet above the whitecaps on the Pacific Ocean. We were on the last leg of our journey back from Japan. To say… Continue Reading →
The question caught me by surprise and I probably let out a little chuckle at the very thought. The little guy who asked it was part of our church’s day care next door to our house. Part of our back… Continue Reading →
Paths through the woods are often beckoning and fascinating, always calling us forward into new discoveries around every turn. It was some 50 years ago that our paths began to come together. At first tentatively; the paths would converge for… Continue Reading →
The story was told several years ago of a sailor in need of a repair part for a critical piece of equipment who called the supply depot. After being on hold for some time, the answer came, “That part is… Continue Reading →
It was a pretty typical Sunday School class Christmas dinner in the meeting room of a moderate steak house overlooking the river. We were wrapping it up, singing one of my favorite carols, “Silent Night” when suddenly Bill just sank… Continue Reading →
Recent events have made me very much aware of how much I owe to men and women who have influenced my life over the years. The trigger was learning of the passing of Quentin Caswell. When I came to be… Continue Reading →
