Monsters to be named

Monsters to be named

Monsters to be named   No noise could ever save me from the voice inside my head; from the nightmares in my closet and the monsters under bed. One by one, I see them come: the monsters to be named. They stand and fall, they walk and crawl, here I am afraid. I see...
The “Great Drewzini”

The “Great Drewzini”

The “Great Drewzini” In 6th grade I was the Great Drewzini. My travelling magic show was quite in demand on the neighborhood birthday circuit.  I left the crowds in awe and mystified with my Chinese Rice Bowls, Linking Rings, and card tricks. There were always three...
…walking in grace

…walking in grace

…walking in grace I joked to her about wanting to have a piece of candy from her easter basket.  She looked at me for a moment and replied, “no…but I will give you a hug.”  Wow.  That will preach. What a reflection of God’s grace.  We ask God for what we want, He...

Step #4…my moral inventory

Step #4…my moral inventory I love making “to do” lists. And I’ll confess that I will even write things on the list that I’ve already done just so I can then immediately scratch them off. The list I was about to make was something completely different.  More than...
Jesus on flight #869

Jesus on flight #869

Jesus on flight #869 He sat down next to me last night in 10B and immediately began reading his book, “Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets,” a 400-page book on the human condition. “Looks like light reading” I said.  He laughed.  “What’s the book about?…and by the way my name...
Step #3…where i run

Step #3…where i run

Step #3…where i run You know that ever so brief flash of a magical moment in the morning when you first wake up?  That moment of peace and serenity before you remember? That magical moment before you remember your day, your circumstances, your reality.  God often...