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First Star I See Tonight
Many of us know that children’s rhyme, “Star light, star bright — First star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might…” We gazed into the sky while the sun slowly sank below the horizon of trees and housetops. The clear… Continue Reading “First Star I See Tonight”
Hey Mary,Whatcha Gonna Call That Baby?
As many of you know, I’m sort of grumpy about the commercialization of the most gracious day that rolls around this time of year. Christmas is the celebration of God’s inbreaking into our often too pathetic human affairs. It’s not for commercial “Christmas creep”… Continue Reading “Hey Mary,Whatcha Gonna Call That Baby?”
A Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
On November 18, on a clear, bright morning sky, the Starship, one of SpaceX’s efforts to launch humans towards Mars, hurtled into space from the Texas Boca Chica launchpad. Within minutes of launch, failure of the main booster to separate led to the termination… Continue Reading “A Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly”
Mostly Silence
In matters of the heart, when it comes to what deeply counts for the soul, Advent is mostly a season of Silence. Oh, there is much background noise, grey noise. Like the traffic outside my hotel room in New York City at night –… Continue Reading “Mostly Silence”
A Vision Glorious
If you’re my age, you know where you were. You know where you were when JFK was shot in that motorcade in Dallas, Texas. You know where you were when Dr. King was gunned down on that balcony outside his second-floor room at the… Continue Reading “A Vision Glorious”
One Lord, One People
As I often say, I especially love All Saints Day because with grateful hearts we receive the blessings of God through the lives of so many who have built us up. These are the ones who’ve helped us to thrive. Or like my 11th… Continue Reading “One Lord, One People”
Whose Head is on this Coin?
Again, I’m amazed at how uncanny it is that the Holy Spirit seems to continue to be working in overdrive. This past week I just got our taxes in under the wire – with all that was going on we absolutely had to get… Continue Reading “Whose Head is on this Coin?”
Just Who Let You in Here?
It is uncanny how the Holy Spirit sometimes seems to be working in overdrive. This past week Jai and I flew East to Connecticut so that I might officiate at our younger son Christopher and Alexis’s wedding. Jai and I headed out a few… Continue Reading “Just Who Let You in Here?”
There is no Try
A favorite character of one of the “Star Wars” films was the diminutive gnome, Yoda. Wise beyond words as he attempted to teach Luke Skywalker how to harness the power of The Force. At one point as Luke fails again and again, Yoda exclaims… Continue Reading “There is no Try”
It’s Not Fair
Back some time ago when I was running our family’s construction company, “Forney Development Co.,” we had three projects in various stages of refurbishment in Lake Arrowhead. I would often be up there to monitor progress. One day I got up there, obviously none… Continue Reading “It’s Not Fair”
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