Don’t Smite Twice

Don’t Smite Twice

“Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders in Israel.” (Exodus 17:6) About 60 percent of the human body is...
Am I Strong Enough for Circus School?

Am I Strong Enough for Circus School?

Fun fact: my dream is to join the circus.  Trapeze flying. Aerial acrobatics. That hoop thing they twirl around. The contorting. The tightroping. The fearlessness. The strength. I want to do it all. Since my first time seeing Cirque du Soleil, I’ve developed an...
Puzzled

Puzzled

It has been years since I put a puzzle together. Outside of the preschool-level puzzles I helped my sons with more than a decade ago, doing a puzzle hadn’t even crossed my mind. But when the pandemic shutdown first hit, we began thinking of creative ways to fill our...
Casting the First Stone

Casting the First Stone

“…He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” (John 8:7) One morning, as Jesus was teaching in the temple, the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman who was caught in adultery, a sin punishable by death under the Law of Moses. The scribes and...
Dear Courage

Dear Courage

Today’s article is part of our summer series, “Be of Good Courage.” Dear Courage,  You are always there for me, but it is up to me to let you in.  You have physically shown up when I encountered a scorpion in my home. Do you recall how you...
The Courage to Look Past the Fear

The Courage to Look Past the Fear

Today’s article is part of our summer series, “Be of Good Courage.” I work in a nursing home, often trying to get the residents to walk as part of their physical therapy.  Occasionally, someone will have a heaping overabundance of fear. Fear...