Diversity in search of unity

by | Jan 23, 2020 | Unity

A former colleague of mine is now the Dean of Diversity at a major university medical school. I assume one the of the challenges is finding unity in the midst of various ethnicities, ideologies and creeds. Most secular answers have to do with education and retraining...

Living in Community

by | May 21, 2015 | Lessons Learned, Love, Unity

Loving God is easier for me early in the morning alone with Him. In fact, sitting in my comfortable chair reading His Word in the quiet of day, sainthood seems attainable. However, later in the day as pressures mount loving others becomes much more difficult. Loving...

Glad Together

by | Nov 26, 2013 | Lessons Learned, Unity

In the United States we come together on the fourth Thursday of November for Thanksgiving Day. This tradition traces back to the early 17th century when the Pilgrims celebrated the fruits of harvest and the blessings of the past year. Those who sowed the crops and...

Letting Go of Hurts

by | Jun 13, 2013 | Lessons Learned, Unity

What he said about me was not true. . . how can I stop my desire to find revenge? Forgiveness and reconciliation do not come naturally to me. At times, "chewing on the hurts" feels good. However, holding on to hurts erodes my spiritual, emotional, and even...

Knowing is Not Enough

by | Apr 19, 2012 | Lessons Learned, Priorities, Unity

I was so impressed listening to U. S. Senate chaplain, Dr. Dick Halverson, speak at my college graduation that I hoped to someday meet him. Years later, my friend Russ Cadle, kept telling me about someone he knew and admired – Dick Halverson. Then I met...