Monthly Archives: November 2007
Bystander Apathy
In 1964, Kitty Genovese was murdered while 38 neighbors watched and/or listened but did nothing to help. No one even called the police. Most of the public were shocked when they read the report in the news. They couldn’t understand … Continue reading
Filed under Religion, Spirituality
The Pump Is Dry
A leader in the organization I work with tells the story of walking down a dusty road in Texas. As he approached a hill, he could hear a terrible squealing and grinding coming from the other side. When he reached … Continue reading
Filed under Religion, Spiritual Growth
What’s Stopping You?
Martin Strel had a goal to swim the Amazon River, but it wasn’t going to just let him conquer it without a fight…3,272 miles… man-eating aligators…venomnous and life- choking snakes…flesh-eating piranhas… dreaded candiru (a.k.a. toothpick or vampire … Continue reading
Filed under Challenges, Goals
Nightmare on the River Kwai
So, there I was, standing in my underwear in a room full of people, and I thought to myself, “This is not how I expected this evening to turn out.” I know what you’re saying, “Been there. Done that. Got … Continue reading
Filed under Interpersonal, Relationships, Suffering
No Waiting
What are we waiting for? Some Christians treat Earth like it’s a waiting room for Heaven. Too many of us are sitting around waiting for our name to be called. We take comfort in the knowledge that the Great Physician … Continue reading
Filed under Religion, Spirituality
Shadow Mission
Beneath our mission for God lies our shadow mission. All Christians have one. Some give in to it, and some don’t, but it lurks beneath the surface nonetheless. A shadow mission is something that is deeply important to us but … Continue reading
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One-Up; One-Down
There is a game I hate to play. It does my selfish heart betray And leads me from my walk to stray Along a mean and judging way. “One-Up; One-Down” is the name Of this universal game, And it deserves … Continue reading
Filed under Interpersonal, Relationships
Spiritual Oxygen
I’m at a spiritual retreat in Shangri-La, China, this week. It’s at 10,000 feet in mountains in the south part of China, and the air here is pretty thin. Some of the members of my group have really been struggling … Continue reading
Filed under Religion, Spiritual Growth
Wrong Turns
A friend of mine has a GPS, called the Verizon Navigator. It helps her when she’s driving around to know how to make it to her destination, and she was excited to get it, because following directions is not one … Continue reading
Filed under sin, Spiritual Growth
Shallow Roots
Trees that have shallow roots are typically found in places where there is plenty of water near the surface. They never have to grow deep roots, because they never lack for sufficient moisture. There are two problems with trees that … Continue reading
Filed under Spiritual Growth
