This spring I participated in a foot washing ceremony. Two actually. The first occasion was planned. I was part of a team who washed the feet of women who dedicate their lives to service. We took off the participants’ shoes, placed their feet in warm water, washed and...
Since Father’s Day is this Sunday, I thought I’d share some frequent phrases that our Dad has said through the years. They aren’t all profound, but they have all been frequent. And they aren’t empty words either–he lives them. So in case...
“I’m trying to trust God. But lately I’ve told him that I need to see him with skin.” That’s what a friend of mine said last week. I could have given her a quick answer about Jesus being God with skin. Immanuel, God with us. He became flesh and...
“We won’t be around much longer, so you might as well have it.” That’s what Jim said when I asked him about a stunning yellow bush in his backyard. I was reminded of those words when I went to his wife’s funeral a couple of weeks ago. When I was new to Abilene,...
When my mind is cluttered with a mental “to-do” list, I know it’s time to pull out a piece of paper and write it down. Once I put it in writing, it frees me from feeling like I have to keep it present in my thoughts lest I forget it. The list no longer clouds my...
I sat in McAllisters debating silently with the convincing sign on the table in front of me. It whispered that subtle lie. This time those three words nearly won the argument because there was an element of truth to what they said. After all, my alarm went off that...
