I write this in the middle of the heart-wrenching, gut punch of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the ensuing riots. I’ve watched in disbelief as our city is turned upside down, businesses ruined, destruction and looting rampant. The question that keeps coming to me is …
Fear
Life Lesson: That’s Just Who I Am
I’ve always lived in the country. That’s just who I am. My family’s always been Methodist. That’s just who we are. I’ve never liked the outdoors. It’s just the way I am. I’m a cat person, not a dog person. How many times have we heard people say things like that? Heck, how many times have we said …
Life Lesson: How to Move Past the Past
Lately I’ve been hearing a lot of stories of people’s pasts. They tell me about the wounds they’ve suffered and how those wounds control them today. They are frequently moving from job to job only to discover the new one has the same problems as the old. Or they keep having similar relationships but …