5 days ago, I did something to hurt my back (I sat, then I got up--foolish, huh?). Since then my back has been hurting more than anytime I can remember. At times, the pain is so great I literally …
That guy out there
I ran a 10k on muddy mountain trails last Saturday. There was a guy running in the rear. Well, running half the time, walking half the time. He looked like he knew what he was doing, but he was …
You’re funny!
Years ago one of my professors, Dallas Meserve, taught us something we needed to know in order to succeed in ministry. It wasn't what you would expect--and wasn't what we expected. He looked at a …
Gratitude: What I Have And What I Don’t
With the continuing flow of news from Haiti it is easy to get calloused and not be as affected by the stories we hear. I’m there. Or I was. Then, a few days ago, I heard the story of a mother …
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Disaster–Yes, it is judgment.
Two days ago an earthquake leveled much of Haiti. It is a disaster, and hundreds of thousands of people are affected. This can't help but touch anyone who doesn't have a calloused heart. But I find …
God Opposes the Proud (or Trees Have Right of Way)
It was my first trail run. I was running with a training group of runners preparing for the Portland Marathon. We went out for a “short” 12 mile run on the Wildwood trail in Forest Park, Portland. …
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