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The Shepherd's Heart: Boast in the Lord
(11/20/09)
"I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart. Come, let us tell of the Lord's greatness; let us exalt his name together." Psalm 34:1-3 (New Living Translation)...
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The Shepherd's Heart: When will we ever learn?
(11/12/09) The questions asked many years ago by Bob Dylan are ringing in my ears right now. As a point of reference, Dylan asked the questions "How many times must the cannon balls fly before they're forever banned?" and "How many deaths will it take 'til we know that too many people have died?"...
The Shepherd's Heart: The Dash
(10/23/09) Sometimes there are days that you think you are just going to dread. I had one of these days earlier this week, but instead of being the dreadful kind of day I expected, it was a day that ended with a pleasant surprise. As many family friends know, my dad's brother died last Friday, Oct. 16. I do not want to focus on his death, but I want to share how the experience left its mark on me in hopes that whoever reads this might catch a glimpse of what I felt...
The Shepherd's Heart: The Nobel Prize
(10/15/09) Well, like many of you, I was shocked when I heard that our President was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Heck -- even the President was shocked (at least that what he said). Personally, and in my humblest of opinions, I think a person should have a track record before being awarded such a prestigious honor. But, as usual, nobody asked me...
The Shepherd's Heart: What about the harvest
(10/08/09) In my neck of the woods, there seems to be a lot of talk lately about the harvest. Seems to be looking good so far. But what about the other harvest? You know, the one spoken of in the Bible. Jesus himself said the fields were "white unto harvest" and bemoaned the fact that the laborers to bring in that crop were too few...
The Shepherd's Heart: Grandma's Pearls of Wisdom
(10/05/09) A co-worker of my wife recently gave her a poem that brightened my wife's day. We asked if we could share it. "Grandma" said yes, so here it is. The poem was titled "Grandma's Pearls of Wisdom" with the heading "To My Dear Granddaughter." While I wish I could note proper attribution, there was no author listed. When she hand-copied the poem to give to my wife, "Grandma" changed the next to the last line from "granddaughter" to "special friend," which meant a lot to my wife...
The Shepherd's Heart: You'll be missed
(09/24/09) "Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary ... Dead at 72" The news came to us from Danbury, Connecticut early in the morning on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009: Mary Travers, one-third of the popular folk singing trio Peter, Paul and Mary, had died at the age of 72 after a long battle with leukemia...
The Shepherd's Heart: A collective dream come to pass
(09/17/09) Every once in a while a moment comes along that makes you stop and wonder how it ever came to pass. This is especially true in our modern era of rudeness and "my way or the highway" attitudes. Even so, next week we will all have the opportunity to celebrate just such a moment with the long-awaited dedication of the Community Cancer Center...
The Shepherd's Heart: Things change, don't they?
(09/10/09) "The well house is still standing, but that's about all that's left of the old home site." "Grandpa's barn is gone." "The trails are overgrown with shrubs and tall, wiry grasses have overtaken the pasture." "The fence rows are clogged with brushy undergrowth, thorn trees and briars patches."...
The Shepherd's Heart: Who's behind the curtain?
(09/03/09) There is a line in the 1939 American musical fantasy "The Wizard of Oz" that goes something like, "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." The next shot is that of a man pulling levers and pushing buttons and trying his best to maintain an illusion that apparently was powerful enough to keep people under his control...
The Shepherd's Heart: Fifteen
(09/01/09) I have recently been thinking about how many times we -- as human beings and as Christians -- walk past opportunities to do something good for someone. It's probably not a great exaggeration to say that we all have opportunities every day to do good; to offer a hand to someone in need; to show someone the way out of a seemingly devastating circumstance... |
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