Have you ever found yourself waiting - waiting for test results, health improvement, a job, relationships, opportunities, the sale or purchase of a house, food, traffic lights change, etc. Years ago, I experienced my first heart-wrenching and stressful waiting period. Little did I know that many more waiting moments would follow. This past weekend I found myself waiting once … [Read more...] about While I’m Waiting…
A Scandal We Can Live For
He was in the form of God, but did not think to seize on the right to be equal to God . . . being born in the likeness of a human being; and being found in the guise of a human being, he humiliated himself and was obedient to the death, death on the cross. Philippians 2:7-8, Richmond Lattimore, translator Every life that begins points forward to a death, a truth we … [Read more...] about A Scandal We Can Live For
Journey Together
“Are we there yet? No, we are not. We are still here.” This time it was not children asking from the backseat of a family car on the way to a family vacation. This time it was us, all of us, asking, “Are we there yet?”. Have we turned the corner in this pandemic? Have we come out on the other side? The answer seemed somewhat hopeful this Summer; however, the answer is different … [Read more...] about Journey Together
We Are All Olympians
And so, I begin with a confession … Here it is - I am going through 2021 Olympics Withdrawals!!! During this week, following the historic 2020 Olympic Games, as hosted by Tokyo and as rescheduled this summer, due to the global assault of the COVID-19 virus – collectively, as global citizens we cherished the gift of technology and with heightened emotions focused our minds and … [Read more...] about We Are All Olympians
My Spirit Belongs Here
October 27, 2011, is a date that is etched on my memory. I walked into the Sligo Church office and announced that I was Don McFarlane, the one appointed to be the new Administrative Pastor of the Church. This was not my formal introduction to the Church community; it was merely a reconnaissance on my part to see the staff with whom I would be working. As one can imagine, there … [Read more...] about My Spirit Belongs Here