As we tiptoe into Year 3 of a pandemic many of us thought could never happen, I wanted to revisit some of my pre-COVID thoughts. I wanted to see if God still seems faithful, mighty to save, all-powerful, caring. Even more palpable, perhaps, than what is happening with the pandemic is what may be … [Read more...] about If Your New Year Feels Like “2020, Too”
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On Hope and a Plan
In the 1970s, the year 2020 sounded very futuristic, like the shows we watched of The Six Million Dollar Man or Lost in Space. About that time, my older brother wrote some far-away predictions on a classroom-sized chalkboard that hung hidden (and rather out of place) along one wall in our … [Read more...] about On Hope and a Plan
Preparing for the Plan
I used to walk on an indoor track at a fitness center where they had inspirational quotes posted along the course. Once you’ve walked around it for a few years, you memorized them all, whether you wanted to or not. The one that stuck in my head was, “It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only … [Read more...] about Preparing for the Plan