Along the Way

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  • Inauguration Day Prayer

    This is a prayer I wrote in my journal on Inauguration Day.  Father God, I pray for our nation. First, I thank you for America and where I was born. We are not perfect, but she has shaped me, giving me opportunities I would not have had in other places or times – You have…

  • Church in America: Stop Pointing Your Finger

    Today is 5 months since our world changed. 153 days. A global pandemic. It happened so quickly, so suddenly that we are still trying to wrap our mind around what happened. Throw a little racial unrest, a recession, and an election in the midst of it and we have a recipe for chaos. Like everyone,…

  • Social Distancing & God’s Faithfulness

    Like many of you, I am trying to process all that has transpired in the past month and adapt to our new normal. Ninety days ago, I was sitting at Route 6 on New Year’s Eve with one of my closest childhood friends. We were on the Eve of a new year, a new decade,…

  • Along the Way: Introduction

    I am in the waning months of my 5th decade. I will be 50 in 5 short months. I feel it looming over me. The front nine are behind me. The back nine stretch out in front of me. I have spent a lot of time on the beach this summer, reflecting, writing, and giving…

  • My Sacred Space

    “Life always occurs in a place.” I read this back in January. And it has stuck with me. I have found myself thinking about this a lot over the past few months. Eugene Peterson wrote this in his book, The Pastor. He goes on to say, “It (life) is never an abstraction, never a generality”.…

  • What Makes a Writer

    I have not blogged much recently. I received my Master of Arts in Strategic Leadership in December. All I did for two years was write paper upon paper culminating in my Capstone project. I also have journaled a lot over the past two years. I just could not bring myself to blog much. I admire…

  • Gero​nimo

    What is next? I do not know. Is life half over? Or has it just begun Is it a new season? A new chapter? A new adventure? Or all of the above? There are times fear sets in… So strong and palpable, Accompanied by a dose of worry, A breath can hardly be taken. And…

  • The Summer of Choosing Paths

    “Making a decision, choosing a path is only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, chooses a path, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him into places he had never dreamed of when he first made that decision.” (From the Alchemist). Tonight is my last night off of…

  • Growing Through Failure

    My favorite place in the world is the beach. I love everything about it. The smell of sand mixed with suntan lotion, the sound of waves crashing to shore with kids playing in the background. I love the feel of the hot sun beating on my skin and the cold shock of the water when…

  • The Pink Flamingo and the Cross

    Back in early April I was sitting at Lakeview Park. It had been a particularly hard day. The weather matched the day; grey and dreary. At that point it seemed like spring was never coming. As I sat there I was reminded of an incident from my childhood that I would remember again on Mother’s…