July 21, 2010 16 Comments
This is a shameless plug. I’ve always believed if I checked the mailbox faithfully rain or shine, one day it would reward me with wonderful things. Two of those arrived this week. First: (here’s the plug) This book compiled by James Stuart Bell with a forward by Gary Chapman and (drum roll, please) a story [...]
Read more...July 18, 2010 6 Comments
This is Dan. He is one of our extraordinary son-in-laws and also a gifted musician who can play everything from the keytar to the piano flute. Dan leads a band called findingBethel, with his friends Darin and Jared. Last week they played a gig at the local county fair. Now, it was approximately 110 degrees [...]
Read more...July 13, 2010 9 Comments
Five years ago, Wendell and I sat in a tragic room with this beautiful young woman and her husband. We were joined by a sad doctor, a silent nurse, a rare and aggressive cancer, and a positive pregnancy test. Afterward, they ushered us out a back door into the parking lot, as if the grief [...]
Read more...July 9, 2010 6 Comments
On Thursday afternoon, I asked our ten-year-old grandson, John Michael, “So, where do you think Lebron James will end up after his big announcement tonight?” (In case you are sports-challenged like me, I’ll fill you in from what I learned on Fox News. This guy is earning as much as the gross national product of [...]
Read more...... compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power. God's mercy toward me.
... an act of kindness, compassion, or favor. Our mercy toward one another.