“It just wasn’t, I mean, it was…” I was looking for the right words. “It just wasn’t your sweet spot for ministry,” he said. I breathed a huge sigh of relief. Yes, this was the explanation I had spent weeks searching for, and with a few sentences of explaining my passions to Henry, the campus…
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” ~Robert Brault January comes in stark contrast to the extravagant month of December. After weeks of feasting, parties, gatherings, and gifts, we settle in for the more sober months of winter. We trade cookies for lettuce. We…
In just a few days, we will enter what is known as Ordinary Time on the liturgical calendar. Or, as I also like to call it, The In-Between-Special-Candy Season. The candy and treats that come through our house between October and New Year’s Day can get out of hand. As much as I love mini…
“To be interested in the changing season is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” ~George Santayana Billowy cotton clouds dot the blue sky while the sun’s rays stretch a warm embrace. Trees wear capes of crimson, gold, or plum, proudly displaying their newfound splendor. A cardigan is soft…
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” ~Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV Once upon a time, I was a Division I college basketball player. My favorite phrase from that time in my life was “It’s a season.” As an athlete I knew how powerful and truthful those words were….
October is my favorite color. The rich reds and bright yellows where I live highlight the glowing oranges and the greens fading into deep purples and earthy browns. It’s interesting to think about how these incredibly vibrant colors are the result of leaves dying. The trees that drop their leaves form a special layer of…