Life – a cup at a time
The real answer may not be your first response. My mind keeps returning to the picture from January 6 of the man who used the U.S. Flag that he was carrying to beat a police officer. I’m sure if you asked this man, he would describe himself as a patriot. But consider that, as a …
The storming of the Capitol left me with so much to say, I found myself speechless. Incredulous. Appalled. Embarrassed. Dismayed. This was the kind of scene I expected from some Second or Third World country, perhaps in Latin America or in a former Soviet Union state. But in the United States of America? It was …
Is it really the end of the world? What’s reality, what’s hyperbole, and what can we do about it? My parents and grandparents lived through much tougher times, to my thinking. My grandparents had tales of WWI and raising families in the Great Depression. My father served in the Navy near the end of WWII, …
A Lament One moment Breath, the next it’s gone; lungs full but not of air. Bereft of loved ones’ touch They die alone. And God cries. “Use the inside lot,” the suit says. “Guards will keep the riffraff out.” Money insulates the powered from the ones they pledged to …
My integrity as a follower of Jesus won’t let me. As I shared in This American Citizen Doesn’t Support Trump: Here’s Why, I tick off most of the boxes for a Trump supporter: Texas resident (deep Red state) My living the last decade plus has come from the Oil & Gas industries Gun owner Concealed …
Living in a Black & White world is easy if you want someone else to tell you what to do, how to act or think. But if you see in color, like I do, it’s not easy at all. I first realized that I viewed things differently as a High School Junior in Debate class. …
Grace isn’t natural. We aren’t born with it, and it isn’t easy to understand. But it is necessary to grow and thrive. Laws we understand. Laws and rules make it possible for large numbers of people to live together and cooperate for the common good. Even at the family level, there are rules — spoken …
It’s difficult to live in Grace in a time of turmoil — for me, anyway. Thoughts and feelings get tumbled around as everyone and everything clamors for attention: COVID numbers, politicians, protests, counter-protests, job hunts, healthcare providers, bills, friends and family. I easily get tumbled around and lose my center, my grounding. How can I …
We need hugs, and as we break out of our cocoons of social distancing, we need them – and fear them – more than ever. I’m a tactile person by nature. From the time I was a toddler, I had my hands on – and in – everything! But I grew up in a family …
I envy those who aren’t cursed by the need to see the big picture — those who see the world from one perspective in black and white, right and wrong, us and them. Once you begin to realize that much of life is really gray, it’s hard to go back. And it’s uncomfortable as hell. …