Love in the Time of Covid: Now more than ever, people need to feel the tangible presence of God’s love “For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another” (I John 3:11). Show God’s Love. That’s what the “writing on the wall” admonishes us to do. […]
One Is the Loneliest Number
“ONE is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do. NO is the saddest experience that you’ll ever know.” – Three Dog Night. Ask this guy. He knows. A short time ago he came into our dining room hours before the noon meal was to be served, laid his head down on the table and slept. […]
Little Rascal: Hometown Boy Makes Good
Little Rascal: Hometown Boy Makes Good Deven Daughterty is a warm, effusive and personable guy—truly one of a kind. He’s been teased that he looks a bit like Alfalfa in the iconic 50’s TV show, “Little Rascals.” The comparison between the two is immediately apparent—both characters share that wide-eyed, expressive and almost-moldable face. However, unlike […]
He Makes All Things New
He Makes All Things New In the midst of our struggles, when we feel imprisoned by the old—specifically, old habits, old predispositions, old ways of thinking and old choices that try to come back to haunt and shame us—God makes all things new. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ the new creation has come: “The […]
Guts, Grit and Glory: Rudy’s Story
Guts, Grit and Glory: What one man’s journey out of addiction teaches us about second chances … and the power of “just showing up.” In the 1992 classic against-all-odds sports film, Rudy, a college football player gets carried off the field—the first player in Notre Dame’s history to earn that honor. Rudy had made an […]
