Recently I was given the verse Proverbs 25: 2 by a special friend. One translation says it this way:
“God delights in concealing things.”
I have been reflecting on this verse, . . .
LOOKING INTO THE PROMISED LAND
This same Director also shared with me about Joshua standing and looking into the Promised Land after a lifetime of journeying, which I have been reflecting on up here at Whistler. It was a land that had been prepared for the Israelites. It was a land that Joshua had some knowledge about, though very minimal. It was a land that God would direct . . .
Learning to Sew
In his book “Embers – One Ojibway’s Meditations”, Richard Wagamese writes of a great teaching he learned about life from a Woman Elder. My wife has First Nations Status with her roots in the Ojibway nation, she shared this with me. When Wagamese asked this woman about the greatest teaching in life, she responded “You have to make your own moccasins.”
Tag – He’s It!
I want to live a Psalm 23rd life for the years I have left. If Jesus really is my Shepherd, and with me 24/7, do I want this? For if I answer this honestly, and say yes, my life is going to be different and that coincides with one of my words for 2024. Different! However, . . .
Living in Liminal Space
. . . I will be sharing from my journey in this room. I will expand upon what I am “unlearning” from this new vantage point.
Thoughts on Setting Goals for 2024
. . . We have kept this practice up and every New Years for the past 25 years have met with a couple on New Year’s Eve, over a great dinner and the four of us have reflected back at the goals we set last year and discuss questions for the coming year. We have notes for these past 25 years and it is very intriguing to look back and see how much has been achieved . . .
A Mystery of Christmas
As a small boy being raised on our farm, Christmas was a very special time. Each year, our family looked forward to it. Finding the right Christmas tree in the woods behind our farm was the mission. I spent much time through the year in the forest area, building forts. I was always on the look out for that evergreen . . .
A Pingvellir Experience
The continental divide between North America and Europe runs directly through Iceland. At Pingvellir, the World UNESCO Heritage site, one can literally stand between the two continents and touch both at the same time. I recently did exactly this . . .