April 2020
April 6
Day 23: And so we wait. Deb and I are waiting this morning, waiting on the announcement of the arrival of our newest grandchild (sometime early afternoon.) We've been earnestly praying for a safe delivery and a healthy child. The hours are crawling, if I'm honest. We're all waiting. We wait for this virus to […]
April 5
Day 22: Grace On this, our fourth scattered Sunday, I'm missing some Sunday things, habits, personal rituals. I miss getting up early for prayer and solitude. I miss prepping the communion elements. I miss setting up the gear. I miss you. But... you've seen it like I have - this week our inboxes and Facebook/Twitter/Instagram […]
April 4
Day 21: New Math I just finished reading 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21 this morning, and I am struck by how David's choices can so mirror our own. First, David gets it wrong. He wants to know how big his military force is. He directs Joab the General to count all of the […]
April 3
Day 20: Justification and Preservation We now know we will continue our stay-at-home, hunker down lives through (at least) the end of April. Some of us are getting quite used to the new routines, others not so much. Maybe the extroverts feel caged, while the introverts feel free. Maybe we vacillate between the two (?) […]