Category: Faith
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Identity Theft
One of the most annoying and upsetting threats today is what is known as identity theft. Someone “steals” your identity and uses it to make fraudulent purchases in your name. As frustrating as that is, it occurs to me that another form of identity theft is taking place. There is a verse in Exodus 3:14…
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Signs of Growing Old
I don’t feel old. Correction: I used not to feel old. Now, I only feel my age on days that end in Y. I should have seen it coming. There were ample signs. Some were subtle, others were less so — like a ball peen hammer upside the head. Well duh! Of course, you feel…
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Who Makes the Dirt?
You should have seen their faces. Years ago, during lunch with several of my business peers, I confessed to doing something I had never done before…I made dirt. Eyebrows raised, glances exchanged, finally, one of the managers remarked, “Isn’t that God’s job?” Well, it used to be, I reasoned. I explained my wife’s current…
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Living in the Land of Absurdia
I have been having hallucinations recently. I would call them nightmares, but they are occurring at all times of the day and night. And the frequency is increasing. I have the strange sense of being transported to a different time and place where I no longer live in the Land of the Free and the…
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The Things I Ponder
It’s not often I have the opportunity to visit the beach. But a recent family vacation provided ample time to enjoy the grandkids and some quiet reflective time on the sandy shore. I love the sounds of the beach — the rhythmic crashing of waves, the whispers of the surging tide as it ebbs…
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Confessions of a Multi-Tasker
I had an “aha” moment recently. I realized I am a slave to efficiency. Yes, I delight in multi-tasking, taking pride in checking items off my to-do list, and embracing impatience as a motivator to get things done. I rationalize that I am just someone with a need for speed when it comes to…
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Bless Me Mommy One More Time
When my children were young, my wife and I started a tradition of blessing them each night when they went to bed. After prayers, we would make the sign of the cross on their foreheads, praying all the while that the Holy Spirit would protect them and that the seeds of God’s love and truth…
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The Dreary Flickering of the Mind and the Power of Nothing
One must wonder how the scholar and novelist, C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), could foresee modern culture and the inevitable consequences of a mind flickering from one digital screen to another, consumed with worthless distractions. In his classic book, The Screwtape Letters, first published in 1942, Lewis’s senior demon, Screwtape, advises his apprentice devil, Wormwood, on how…
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Engaging the Day — In the Midst of Storms
Have you ever had moments that triggered memories from the past? One such moment occurred recently as I sat on my screened porch in the early hours of a new Spring day. The temps were chilly, so I fixed a cup of hot chocolate, grabbed a blanket, and wrapped myself up to watch our bird…
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A Lesson in Humility
I recently had knee surgery. Knee replacement surgery, to be specific. Prior to surgery, I prepared myself. I studied the procedure, picked up my prescription medications, made my appointments for physical therapy, and reviewed what to expect in the weeks and months following surgery. I thought I was prepared. But I wasn’t! The pain was…
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