Thankful – even in the end of things…
It is often scary when we get to the end of things. There is something about the closing of chapters and of periods in our life that makes us lament their passing. Perhaps it is that we fear what is beyond. Perhaps it is that we become old friends with the joy and pain […]
Just Stop….
It has been an amazing start to the semester. I am having a hard time believing that an entire week of this fall 2012 has already passed. Over the past days at WL we have heard a lot about peace. I am sure at this point, even a week in, you are tired (I know […]
Peace and Pentecost
It is a strange thing when campus empties out for the summer. There is some relief in the ending of the long days of the school year. The student lounge has no voices in it, no people coming and going… a hush falls on the campus and on our ministry. And we reflect, we look […]
Prepare the Way!
Prepare the way of the Lord! It seems that every year Christmas decorations arrive earlier – carols on the radio, Santa in the mall, and Christmas sales now almost flood into stores as Halloween decorations make room. But for us in the church it is not yet Christmas but rather the season of Advent. Advent […]
Who I Am Makes a Difference
I’ve been thinking lately about things that have had great meaning in my life and I came across something a teacher shared with me in the First Grade that I’ve never forgotten. I hope it will mean as much to you as it does to me. Who I Am Makes A Difference A teacher in […]
Pelicans
We typically think of the fish, the eagle, the phoenix, the lion, or the lamb as the symbols of the early church. However there is a little known bird that actually early played a prominent role. The symbol of the pelican can be found in early pieces of art dating back to the infancy of […]
Unconditional Love
In the beginning there was clear thought, and now you ask? The following is a culmination of the scattered thoughts that are occupying my mind. The past few days have been a whirlwind of positive, negative, thrilling, life altering, awkward, and confusing times I’ve ever had. I know that life presents things that we may […]
You Are Not Alone
One would think after the past few years that I’d stop being surprised by the curveballs that God routinely throws my way and yet for reasons unknown to me that never seems to be the case. In the past year alone my life has been turned upside down no fewer than 3 times both positive […]
God’s Presence
Something I’ve been comtemplating a lot since the beginning of the semester is the idea of starting over. We have all dreamed of leaving our current high stress, high octane, routine lives to escape to a place where we can clear our head for awhile. For many of us, this was one draw to enter college. Little did I know […]