Feb 23 2010
A Thousand Words
Here it is, as promised.
Tag Archive 'coffee'
Feb 19 2010
Coffee-Stained Serenity Prayer
As I shared in my last post, I have been praying and meditating on the original “long form” of the Serenity Prayer for a few days now. Today I had an experience with this prayer that I just had to share. I actually printed it out and brought it to share with some friends of [...]
May 29 2009
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
I have been blessed with good friends throughout my entire life, although there has been a natural ebb and flow as to which friends have been closest along the way. New friends come along. Some old friends stay close, while others somehow fade away. Facebook comes along, allowing me to rekindle friendships with the brothers [...]
Mar 26 2009
Soggy and Beautiful
This morning I awoke to a Baton Rouge that is both soggy and beautiful. Sometimes life is like that. Rains come and fall all over our lives. As the showers fall or the storms rage, we aren’t quite sure whether to feel anxious or encouraged. Changes are coming, as they inevitably do, but no one [...]
Mar 25 2009
Coffee Via New Communication Technology
I have been reflecting, of late, on the impact and significance of new communication technologies / social networking tools in our culture. The Internet itself, blogs, email, instant messaging, texting, i-phones, Blackberries, MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc. Communication in Western culture has changed exponentially in my lifetime, and I am only 35! Yesterday I shared [...]
Nov 07 2008
“I don’t do muffins!”
True story – unreal story: A few days ago I was nearing the end of a rich conversation with a good friend of mine, a man who walks closely with his Lord and whose faith walk has helped to shape my own for the better. We were sitting outside PJ’s Coffee Shop in downtown Baton [...]
Mar 09 2007
Friends
Today I was discussing with a client how important REAL FRIENDS are in times of hardship and crisis. She has one such friend in her life, and we sadly agreed that many people don’t even have one friend with whom they can be truly open. Let’s face it – alone is Hell. God said in [...]
