Posted in Gratitude, Miscellaneous on Nov 28th, 2013
For the beauty of the earth… For the glory of the skies… For the love which from our birth… Over and around us lies… Lord of all to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. –Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1864 According to Robert Morgan, this well-known hymn is one of only a few Christian […]
Posted in Growing in God, Writing on Nov 26th, 2013
A friend recently wrote me a note of encouragement, which he closed with these words: Keep the main issue the main issue: “The whole point of what we’re urging is simply love—love uncontaminated by self-interest and counterfeit faith, a life open to God.” (1 Timothy 1:5 – The Message) Paul’s words here feel like […]
Posted in Growing in God on Feb 22nd, 2013
Until three years ago, the glass of my life was always half empty with a hole at the bottom where everything leaked out. Then, during Advent that year, I began to make a gift list. Not a list of gifts I wanted, a list of gifts I already had—and for which I was grateful. At […]
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