Tag: Jesus

  • Paws and Reflect (13): The Rich Good Guy

    Paws and Reflect (13): The Rich Good Guy

    The adventures of a dog who followed Jesus.

  • Building Legacies Through Kindness and Faith

    Building Legacies Through Kindness and Faith

    This year when I reported back to work as an elementary assistant principal, I noticed some new faces. As I introduced myself to an assistant principal who looked older than me, and I’m a middle-aged guy, I assumed she was someone who retired, and then was rehired. When I told her my name and asked…

  • Selective Listening (again)

    Selective Listening (again)

    It happens every 4th of July – Independence Day here in the USA. In our little hamlet it’s perfectly legal for folks to shoot off fireworks, on the streets and from their back yards. And each passing year the relentless noise is more startling to my sense of well-being. Time to break out the noises…

  • Building a Life Brick by Brick

    Building a Life Brick by Brick

    My father was a teacher who spent his summers doing odd jobs. One of these involved working as a small-scale brick layer–think barbeque pits, or outdoor flower planters and, as a teenager, I often spent my summers as dad’s helper. First, he laid the bricks one at a time, making sure they were true to…

  • Eyes on the Prize!

    Eyes on the Prize!

    Back when I did long distance running, I had a gung-ho training partner named Lowe. My buddy had a favorite saying. Half-way through a long run, he’d look over with a huge grin and say, “More miles, more smiles!” He was right. There’s something special about hitting the road before dawn and running toward the…

  • Little Lamb, Big Herd | Short Story

    Little Lamb, Big Herd | Short Story

    He arrived unexpected, one summer day on the Rocky Mountain ranch. The owner was watching her herd of Highland cattle, grazing contently in the pasture, when a commotion caught her attention: two cream colored calves were butting heads. This wasn’t uncommon, but what happened next was a surprise. A couple of mama cows charged in…