Bringing Light to Life
As you enter the New Year and New Decade—the roaring twenties—what kind of life do you want to live? Consider the words of John Rohn: Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their […]
Suddenly: immediately, instantly, straight away, all at once, abruptly, swiftly. We’ve all had a “suddenly” experience. Haven’t we? The gust of wind suddenly blows leaves from a tree. A friend suddenly appears at the front door. The road suddenly curves to the left. One rainy night while driving in downtown Portland a bicyclist dressed in […]
Anybody who ever failed a test longed for a second chance … one more night to study … one more chance to make the grade. Those who have suffered the agony of a failed romance or marriage look back at hurtful things they said or did and wish they could undo the harm. But they […]
Ninety-nine percent of all patients on the neurogical floor at Eden Medical Center leave dead or disabled. One percent leave alive and able. Ryan is a one-percenter. The cerebral angiogram showed he had suffered a small brain bleed which had stopped. Wonderful news. However, the doctor had earlier noted that sometimes such bleeds are like […]
Let’s thank God for a wonder we take for granted. In Psalm 139:14-15 David wrote: “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Have you ever given thanks for your […]