All the Wonders

Today it happened. The issue of Alive Now arrived. I read the Managing Editor's introduction inside the front cover and the "Last Page"...

Grief sneaks up on me, cunningly disguising itself so I can't see it coming. Or maybe I see through its costumes and just don't want to...

I am thinking of you today, Dad, On this day when you crossed through the thin space To join the saints who had preceded you: Mom, Holt,...

I hear the news Of the death of a friend. A wife, a mother, a grandmother. I am nearly undone Despite the fact That I barely knew her....

The dawn is breaking after the longest night And my heart lightens, too With hope, with peace, With the knowledge that To you, "The night...

Last night I performed the marriage of Brian and Sarah. It was a beautiful ritual celebrating the love and commitment of a special...

I am weeping, but I don't know why. I am weeping and knitting And hoping that God hears the prayers of my tears. I am weeping, but I...

For John Mogabgab (1946-2014) I hear the sound of breaking hearts John - mentor, teacher, colleague, friend, Has left this life and...

I saw fear work its dark magic, swirling into corners, creeping through cracks of doubt and uncertainty. I saw its disabling effect ......

"God doesn't give you more than you can handle." "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Well meaning, but unhelpful words, When you...