Lately I have been spending time helping an old friend (my closest friend) who is preparing his farm for the upcoming growing season and fixing up a farm house into the place where he and his partner will retire. He is aware of the fact that I belong to a …
And still the final word we Christians can offer is one we must offer: God is not absent. He is present in the world of human suffering, and He Himself suffered too. Here I quote the English minister Edward Shillito, after seeing the carnage of World War I: If we …
Sarah and I would exchange ‘the look’. You know, the times when your eyes would meet, and you knew you were communicating beyond the surface. You knew, while the words might be the same, they were closer to the heart, closer to truth. Absent would be the odd but somehow …
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time. Proverbs 17:17 I have always liked Bill. He seemed strong willed and hard working with a warm heart. Bill is a few years older than me and at one time that meant something. As a …
