Blooming Where You’re Planted
There’s a rogue sunflower growing in my flower pot. It’s tall and strong and going to bloom any day now. I didn’t plant it. The birds did. But now that…
Valuable
How do you know something is valuable to you? Last year about this time I was at Wal-Mart buying supplies for my classroom. Teachers do their “back to school” shopping,…
Testimony
Everyone has a story. Are you telling yours? During my seminary years I had the privilege of serving on staff at First Baptist Church-Tempe. I learned many lessons from senior…
The Door
It’s among my most prized possessions. Impractical as it seems, it would be something I’d try to carry out with me if the house was on fire. Part of my…
Extremes
What's the hottest you've ever been? What's the coldest you've ever been? Residing in the Phoenix valley for 14 years, I lived through a lot of hot. In fact, there's…
Record Spinning on Turn Table
Remember God’s Wonders
My dear friends Phil and Lisa told me a fun story about their then 11-year old son, Spencer. He came home one day from school. Holding his hands about 12"…
Thoughts On Going Forward
It's a foggy morning here at the lake. So foggy that I can't see the water, let alone the shore on the other side. What's visible is the bit of…
Key Chain
I admit I didn’t pay much attention when he walked in. Hospital room doors should be revolving. The flow of nurses, doctors, therapists and staff never stops. In that moment,…
Peek-A-Boo
She sits three people down and to my left on the church pew. I say “sits” but toddlers don’t sit much. Or for long. Sporting a pink and orange dress,…
Hope Deferred
(((Some time ago my long-time friend and artist John Vander Stelt and I had the creative idea to select a verse from the Bible. He would paint a picture and…