
Not Your King Arthur Kind of Celts
Contrary to popular American thought, the Celts were not barbarians who fought the Romans alongside King Arthur. Celtic culture was far richer than a Hollywood movie.
Contrary to popular American thought, the Celts were not barbarians who fought the Romans alongside King Arthur. Celtic culture was far richer than a Hollywood movie.
After 35 years of pastoring the same church, I am still surprised when folks leave because they can’t get along with others in the fellowship. Here’s why:
Someone has said that memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, and the things you never want to lose. I had such a day this week.
We live in earthquake country on the Central Coast of California, 50 miles from Parkfield—Grand Central Station for the Big One expected by all earthquake experts.
It is really hard to value invisible people. Most of the time I’m unaware of how I ignore and mentally dismiss people as unimportant. An old poem provides correction.
The Central Coast of California enjoys a mild climate most of the year. This lack of change has lulled my honor of God’s cycle of seasons into a note on my day planner to change my décor.
It doesn’t take much to change someone’s day for the better. The story is told of a blind man sitting on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet and a sign that read:
How do we become God’s feet walking to a broken world? Here is a simple idea that any of us can do to make a difference in our community.
Do you notice the people who reside in the margins of your life? Take this test to find out how well you welcome the marginal people in your world.
I wish life was predictable, but it is not. Yet, blessings often sneak in unexpectedly if we have prepared our hearts to be interrupted.