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Falling in love is fun stuff – mad, irrepressible, overwhelming, exhilarating, anxious; but standing in love is more satisfying, fulfilling, deep, always growing, rooted, full with hope and promise, rich, engaged, and confident.
All this reminds me that we are constantly journeying, always experiencing life from new angles, never taking anything for granted, finding something new and rich around every corner.
it is good to take pause when and where we can, and to understand this world from the perspective of mountains, where the long view is the only view that counts
We live in an age where – for all the emphasis on “Social Networks” – people are increasingly isolated, fragments, and polarized. Our weekend in Tennessee served as a powerful reminder that we are beings created for community,
I want to share these pictures immediately, so here are the images from Bruce McVey’s ordination and installation service at First Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, Tennessee.
Today is a great day. It’s especially great because my friend Bruce McVey is not only being ordained
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ep·i·logue: The other day, as I was cruising Brandon Boulevard in our rented minivan, I found…
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Above – Some of the wonderful people at our goodbye party in 2013 We are Living…
I plan on approaching this long weekend as a pilgrimage of sorts. I will actively look for the presence of God along the way.
When ‘reporting’ becomes indistinguishable from shouting ‘FIRE!’ in a crowded theater.
ife is meant to be lived, and grandchildren are in our lives to be experienced, and we will simply celebrate every day we have the opportunity to love and to be grateful.
We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. For those
The mansion carries itself with a consummate dignity, an elderly, venerable gravitas that speaks of both a past and a future.
