Three Ways to Face Our Hurts

Three Ways to Face Our Hurts

From the book Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. Aware of hurts though not controlled by them allows us chances to face reality in healthy ways. But what should we do? Here are three suggestions. 1. Write about your hurts....
Living How We Should

Living How We Should

From the book Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. How can I become better at living what I claim to believe? How can I stay true—no matter the temperature or time or hurts or fears or thrills—to promises I believe and pledges I’ve...
Another Book on the Way

Another Book on the Way

My twelfth book will be released October 1. What’s this book about? Books. “Things We’ve Handed Down” is a collection of letters I’ve written about books which impacted my life. I offer thoughts on the books while writing honest stories of my own reflections and...
The Water

The Water

The sound of water alerts us. Or reminds us. Or informs us.  The rain falls. The waterfalls drops. The water bottle waits. The ocean shouts. The river runs.  In a recent Chapel service, the sound of water at baptism alerted and reminded and informed. I heard...
Joy

Joy

There’s that word again: Joy.  We say it. We hear it. We sing about it. We read about it.  But do we live with joy? Do we know the difference between joy and happiness? Do we rely too much on emotions? Do we understand the value of deeper joy which is based on...
A Poem, A Song, A Prayer

A Poem, A Song, A Prayer

All of you who know me know that I love the Psalms. I read them. I pray them. I sing them. I study them. I write my own versions of them. I listen to other people read them.  It helps us to grasp the meaning of the ancient prayers when we see them as that:...