In Chariots of Fire, Sam the running coach tells his pupil, Harold, to shorten his stride to gain speed. Seems counter-intuitive doesn’t it? But it works. Life can be counter-intuitive at times. Even someone as old as I needs to remember to “slow down” from time to time. We get anxious, we worry we are running out…
Enter Into Lament
In today’s Forward Movement the author talks about entering into lament. I admit not having thought of lament as a positive emotion or state. If one had asked me about the word’s definition I would describe it as holding a pity party. The author however reminds that lament is not just about wrongs done to us, but…
Questions
Suzy and I show our age by watching Jeopardy most nights. Times have changed. Jeopardy is just about the only show we watch on Network news except for sports and the news. Somehow entertainment for us has moved to streaming networks such as BritBox. I still love movies, but Covid has put a real damper on going to the Theatre and…
The Long Haul
… you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness. — 2 Peter 1:5-6. Peter sounds like my doctor or one of my old coaches. Just when I think I’ve mastered one thing, it’s on to the next.…
Thanksgiving Week
Readers of the Pew know that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and not just because of the food. (A leftover turkey sandwich on white bread is close to heaven.). I love it because it’s all about being thankful, being with friends and family, and exchanging love, kindness, and gratitude. Not a gift needs to be…