Unpacking Your Grief
Grief is a Journey Packing for the Trip No matter how a person travels when he takes a trip, he’s got to pack to get there and unpack when…
RIDING TO REMEMBER
remembering with stones When the Children of Israel crossed the Jordan River, they were instructed to take twelve stones from their new land and place them in the middle of the river. The stones were to be placed where the feet of the priests stood as they held the Ark of the Covenant while the…
My Brother Heard the Summons
The summons. The call came Sunday morning. Daniel waited for the summons for a long time. Finally, it came. My brother was the oldest of fifteen. I am next-to-the-youngest. We were expecting the call and were not surprised, yet there is still loss. There will be a void, for Daniel served as the patriarch of…
Why March 31 No Longer Holds Tears
Looking back on March 31 As a child, March 31 rolled around just like any other day in our household. We knew it was the anniversary of our father’s death (and resurrection in Heaven), yet it was rarely talked about. I’m not sure why, except that my parents’ generation believed in moving on, moving ahead,…
After Grief – and What Jesus Did
Who would have thought that John the Baptist’s life would end in such a tragic death. He was, after all, born for the purpose of pointing others to the Messiah. Jesus and John the Baptist were distant cousins, but it’s not likely that they grew up in the same community. John was born to older…
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