My folks’ house in Columbus is fine, but my brother’s group home there was hit hard. The water rose so fast that from the time his caregiver saw water coming under the door to the time she was able to get Brad out, the water was chest deep in the front yard. A [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Tim’
November 21, 2007
The Weekly Word for October 17 is CARING
Words carry history within them. The dictionary tells us that “care” comes from a very ancient word that means “to cry out in distress, to lament.” It seems that we are very close to the original meaning when we speak of being beset by cares, of being care-worn. To have a care is to be [...]
November 21, 2007
The Weekly Word for September 17 is COMPASSION
To have compassion means to suffer with, to genuinely feel the pain of another.
To feel compassion is to make oneself vulnerable; to risk climbing out on that limb to suffer alongside the one who is hurting, to share the ache and perhaps by sharing, lessen it.
Many of us believe that God has compassion for creation: [...]
November 21, 2007
The Weekly Word for August 20 is JUSTICE
The tearful family members outside the courtroom: “Finally, we received justice here today.” An injury has been acknowledged, blame has been assigned, and the guilty party has been punished. It is as though the moral scale has been brought back into balance by making the wicked suffer in the same measure that they have caused [...]
November 21, 2007
The Weekly Word for July 25 is JOY
Here’s a drawing by Kiara, one of the remarkable young people who bring so much joy and life to our church. Over a field of stars, hearts, and planets, Kiara has written, “Everything is butufol just the way it is.”
I can’t think of a better explanation of JOY than this deceptively simple affirmation. We may [...]
