Sometimes we let our culture define our identity. They stamp us as disgraced, non-acceptable or odd by their own standard of conformity. We thoughtlessly accept what they have to say and live with an erroneous belief of who we are. Read more…
400 years of silence informed his perspectives. There had been no forthcoming promises in his time, nor in his father’s time or even in his grandfather’s time. Prayers had been prayed during those interminable years with no recognizable answer. No Read more…
The brilliant blue of the sky was a grand backdrop for the lighthouse that stood tall on the shores of Lake Michigan. The water formed waves and crested with foaming abandon. Overhead, the seagulls sought out crumbs from nearby picnic Read more…
The rapt faces of the children were on the patriarch, as he once again shared the miracles of the past. That there was a God in heaven was an obvious fact to these children who had been raised with the Read more…
We look forward to the changing of the seasons. The fragile beauty of new life turns to the summer growth of mature vegetation. As the cycle continues harvest comes and autumn showcases her change in the varied hues of russet, Read more…
Have you ever been blindsided by a storm in your life? Has there been a time when you experienced smooth sailing, so to speak, and then without warning you are thrown in the middle of breaking waves and dark clouds? Read more…
It was a wrought iron gate located at the back of St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral in Plzen, Czech Republic that caught my attention. At the gate was a waiting line of people. I watched as one by one they would approach Read more…
It’s a quiet village in Bavaria, Germany. Time has slowed. Conversation around the table lengthens as friendships are forged. The hustle and bustle of America is abandoned. Benches along country roads beckon you to slow. Paths through the forest invite Read more…
Dusk had fallen and the night had crept in like an afterthought to a brilliant day. The faint whisper of the last zippered tent had faded and I stood by the dying embers of the campfire. My gaze was lifted Read more…
I can still remember the sound of pattering feet above the noise of the storm that raged outside. As I was counting the seconds between each thunderclap and the lightning that followed, my arms opened, as the little one rushed Read more…