Feb 12, 2013 | Glimpses of Faith |
I have a problem with sermons. They don’t just sit there. They want to ambush me. And as such, they just aren’t safe. They burrow into my heart and mind. And, then the Holy Spirit begins to do unanticipated stuff. In short, sermons get out of control. Oh, it starts...
Jan 1, 2013 | Glimpses of Faith |
This past September I began an internship on the Oncology service at a local hospital, as part of my Master of Social Work program at VCU. Although I enjoyed my work, it was difficult, especially at the beginning, to see patients losing their battles with cancer. As...
Dec 25, 2012 | Glimpses of Faith |
The story begins with a trip to Atlanta. All my life I had heard of the Varsity Restaurant in Atlanta. The Varsity is an institution in its own right and its reputation is wider-than-wide. For those who don’t know it, it’s open 12 – 13 hours a day, seven days-a-week,...
Dec 18, 2012 | Glimpses of Faith
About three months ago one of my grandchildren brought me a tiny soft toy. I said, “How cute. What is it?” “It’s an Angry Bird.” I looked at it and said, “Let’s spend our time today trying to make the angry bird happy.” It made a very fun day. I looked up “Angry...
Dec 11, 2012 | Glimpses of Faith
It came today. Frankly I was worried. When we first spoke, he was hesitant. It seemed time was short and his life was busy. Later, relief came in an email: “We were first in line today at Walmart.” So now we have the smiling photo of our out-of-state grandchildren and...
Nov 6, 2012 | Glimpses of Faith |
Try to imagine if you can: twenty-five, late-adolescent boys – all offenders being processed at the Reception and Diagnostic Center in Bon Air for entry into the Department of Juvenile Justice. They sit on molded plastic chairs in a stark, cinderblock room, hair...
