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Tag Archives: hope
Forever
““As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on … Continue reading
Foretold
Written hundreds (between 100-600 BC) years before the birth of Jesus. God is timeless and He speaks to us today. Am I listening? “Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, … Continue reading
Building a New World Part III
The International office had been talking about the visit for months. In typical fashion, the meetings with the delegation were accepted and plans made. So many things were happening on campus it was hard to focus too far ahead. We … Continue reading
Learning the Chicken Dance at 88.
I remember learning the chicken dance as an adult at the first German wedding I attended. As I thought, “How ridiculous!, You want me to do WHAT!?!” Then you begin the dance with the hand beaks comes a smirk, the … Continue reading
Posted in The Journey
Tagged Carpe diem, chicken dance, Dead Poets Society, family, go play, hope, what will your verse be?
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On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me…family holiday ground rules.
The second debt of Christmas is to your immediate family. There are so many things that pull on you during the holidays and you have to develop family ground rules to deal with those issues. These are general rules on … Continue reading
Posted in This is living!
Tagged Carpe diem, family, holiday travel, hope, the meaning of Christmas
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Food for Worms.
One of my favorite movies is Dead Poets Society. This movie shaped my adolescence in a similar fashion to Catcher in the Rye, A Separate Peace and the Chocolate War. This movie introduced me to the term ‘Carpe Diem’, ‘Seize … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Thinking, Uncategorized
Tagged Carpe diem, classroom, Dead Poets Society, go play, hope, humanism, make today count, Robin Williams
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Unalienable Rights
Yesterday a former student of mine posed a very simple question on Facebook, “Can anyone explain to me why I’m “supposed” to be supporting Israel?” In response she has had people run the spectrum from Israel being God’s chosen people … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Thinking
Tagged hope, humanism, israel, israeli, logic, palestine, palestinian, united states, usa
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And there will come soft rains…
As I pause this evening to enjoy a light show from the heavens while I reflect on my week I see how the thunderstorm and life are similar. Soft rain falls everywhere, watering plants, animals and rivers alike. The hope … Continue reading
Posted in This is living!
Tagged a walk in the rain, family, go play, goodness, hope, humanism, peace
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Family
Family is such an interesting word. It means many things to many people. To some it is simply those who they are genetically related to. For others, it means those that they have found to be like-minded and that they … Continue reading
The Basement of Time 