Being Forgiven: The Strength of Saying, “I’m Sorry”…
Several years ago I was working at Salishan’s golf resort, just south of Lincoln City. It was the summer of ’07 and I had come back from my freshman year of college to hopefully make some money going...
View ArticlePrayers for Newtown…
As far as I know, I have no direct ties to anyone involved with the school shooting in Connecticut this morning. No siblings, cousins, or even second cousins. And yet my heart sunk when I read the...
View ArticleRooted and Grounded…
Within the last couple of months, my apartment complex has chopped down two trees because they were dead and rotting. With the winter weather in full swing, the threat of snow actually threatens...
View ArticleThe Real Problem With Coveting…
Tonight some friends from Emmaus Life and I discussed Psalm 73 and how earth with all its stuff isn’t our home. Several stories were shared about friends and extended family members having passed away...
View ArticleDiscussing Female Authority…
If it wasn’t for my mother, grandmother, and fifth grade teacher (Mrs. Gaffney), I would not be writing this blog post. When I was young, they were the prominent people in my life cultivating a deep...
View ArticleSundays With St. Paul: Crises of Identity…
This is part of a series I’m writing for Near Emmaus. Feel free to read it there or read other posts by other bloggers. For our discussion this week, we were asked to look at Paul’s somewhat negative...
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