[He]’s out of his surgery…but the doctor had less than stellar news to tell us. ….it doesn’t seem like it can be controlled at this point from any human standpoint or intervention.
I’m in a great deal of emotional pain right now. Thankfully, somehow my thoughts are being protected from spiraling too deep into the what [...]
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They are of God and are the fruit of your prayers for us
Posted in fellowshiping, prayer, reprint, verses, tagged Corinthians, fbcc, Gideon, hope, Job on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mourning versus weeping
Posted in Easter, death, definitions, occupationalTherapy, prayer, psych, reconciliation, verses, tagged intimacy, Genesis, Abraham, mourning, weeping, geripsychOT, Sarah on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Never a dull moment! Just from today, some thoughts on my mind:
I’m working in geripsych at the moment, and we just had an admit with major depression. We’re supposed to hold groups for the patients, so I go to all the rooms and invite/cajole them to join. I’m always told “get them up get them [...]
God of this city
Posted in missions, music, prayer, verses, tagged China, GreatCommission, HolySpirit, HudsonTaylor, RiceUniversity, Thailand, WilliamBurns on Friday, February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Harvey came to speak with us as part of our weekend missions conference. He was Pastor Brian’s classmate before he went to East Asia for thirty years. He’s married to Laura and have two children (Stephen’s in 11th grade and Michelle’s a freshman at Rice). He shared how a good leader would instill a sense of [...]
Resolutions
Posted in birthdays, cooking, lists, music, prayer, remembrances, sabbath, verses, tagged blackberries, cantaloupe, Dulles, eggs, finances, FrenchToast, grapes, hymn, mushrooms, onion, potatoes, resolutions, running, sleep, track, walking, xanga on Saturday, January 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I just came back from a birthday brunch. It was delicious: salt/pepper/rosemary potatoes, scrambled eggs with onion and mushrooms, cranberry orange zest French toast, and fruit (blackberries, cantaloupe, and grapes). The birthday girl was asked about her reflections of last year and how she feels about her new year. One girl asked about resolutions, and [...]
Repentance or change of preference?
Posted in definitions, prayer, psych, reconciliation, reprint, romance, verses, tagged accountability, brusselsSprouts, Corinthians, forgiveness, intimacy, joy, Paul, Psalm, repentance, Revelation, Romans, sex, sorrow, virgin on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I read a few “replies” online to some letters some other young people have written to a John Thomas (like Dear Abby–see below). I’ve mentioned this before, about not really feeling bad about my whole 2006 spring fling. People have tried to comfort me in ways I know is not fully in line with what God [...]
