“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”- Psalm 90:12 It is Day 3 of the new year and decade. The celebrations are done, the goal sheets written and today we show up to begin filing the blank palettes that stretch before us. How we number the days will [...]
Dream Killers and Vision Thieves
September 9, 2009 By 15 Comments
Image by Amin Tabrizi via Flickr As I grow older, I am even more appreciative of the ability to dream. As adults with miles under our feet, scars from previous battles and the delicate balance that life demands, dreaming takes commitment. Dreaming, thinking beyond our present circumstances to what could be, is the very essence [...]
Saved by Hope
June 15, 2009 By 6 Comments
“Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime, Therefore, we are saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; Therefore, we are saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone. Therefore, we are saved by love. No virtuous act is quite [...]
What’s in a Name?
June 8, 2009 By 7 Comments
Since ancient times, many cultures have attached such significance to a name that it was believed to be integrally tied to the very soul and destiny of the human being. A name was a public declaration of not only what to call you but who you were. Our names are not a label but our [...]
Breath of Life
May 12, 2009 By 12 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim Questions, doubts, more questions. Fragments of ideas that seemed just out of reach. Growing tired from the introspection, I stepped out into the nighttime air and breathed deeply of the cool air. I felt my flesh respond to the chill. Instead of grabbing a jacket, I gulped the air deeper [...]
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