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Dear Ones, Soon we are off to Grace and Tom’s who live in Edmonds, Washington. We are excited as we have waited a long time for this day! We found a nice motel in Kalispell, Montana, and I got to swim laps in the pool while Al went for a long walk. We went to…
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We are in Kalispell, Montana and have driven 26 hours all through the night. We left yesterday after the funeral and are on our way to Edmonds Washington to see special friends. Al is sleeping and I’m sure I will be soon too. I wanted to write my thoughts about the funeral for Frank yeseterday. …
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Judy and I are going to be traveling for the next four to five weeks. We are going to see friends in Washington state, followed by visits with our children and their families, in Colorado, Texas and Kansas. So I am not to sure how much I will be posting. I will be back on the blog…
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In my last post I mentioned the name of James Houston. As I continue to write on the blog, his influence will become apparent. In one of his earlier books which I read in the early 90’s, Dr Houston introduced me to the concept of “the double knowledge.” It comes from the thought of Augustine when he…
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I am writing this today as we plan to head out tomorrow morning for the cities to be with my dad and to go to my uncle’s Reviewal in the evening. There is going to be time of sharing and a power point of the celebration of his life at the close. We plan to…
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Instead of the usual devotions today, I think I will write about my uncle who had his “Homecoming” Friday afternoon. His final days were a special time as he was able to meet with each of his 8 children and also grandkids and speak into their lives. What a gift to leave them with! He had…
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The man that I consider my most significant mentor, is a man who I have only met once and that was only over lunch. But his books and tapes, however, have had a great impact on my life. His name is James Houston, who for years had the chair of spiritual theology at Regent College…
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Devotions for 9-11 from Alice Fryling’s book, As we gather with others in spiritual direction, we are journeying together toward God. Our job is not to fix each other or even to teach each other, for God is the real spiritual director and He is the one drawing. In the group it is important that…
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Richard Rohr makes this very perceptive observation about men and the women in their lives. “Women for the most part carry our feeling world.” Oh, how true this was in my home, in my church and often in my marriage. Just observe the ordinary interaction between men and women in our culture. When it comes to “the…
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In my journey to greater wholeness and continuing inner transformation of my soul, I had to come to the point of realizing that I feared the love of God. This may sound strange to some who are reading this post. but stay with me as I share more. The words of I John 4:18 are becoming…