Monthly Archives: May 2024

A Pillow of Mercy

The poem “Broken,” composed by my friend Joe Thomas, answered a question that has lingered with me a long while… How does one survive a visit to the Valley of the Shadow of Death? In the poem, Joe provides an answer: Broken, Broken, So many many times. Crushed by brutal family memories. Enduring malaria and staying home alone with fevers that made the ceiling swirl … Continue reading A Pillow of Mercy »

An Ode to Dogs

TO ENJOY THE MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here Here’s a question for you: As a child do you ever remember receiving unconditional love? It’s a term we hear used in sermons, books and on greeting cards, generally to describe this highest form of love. But where, pray tell, have you actually experienced it? Let me … Continue reading An Ode to Dogs »

Enduring Together

TO ENJOY THE MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here Jean-Jacques Rousseau claimed that children were by nature good and learned best through their own unfettered life experiences. It wasn’t either good or necessary for parents to interfere. Rousseau also said, “The first thing a child should learn is how to endure.” Endurance is needed to successfully … Continue reading Enduring Together »